Stradivarius in tune for bid to land Lonsdale Cup for a third time

Stradivarius (centre) and Mishriff (right) head for the Al Bahathri

Stradivarius
John and Thady Gosden

Friday’s Group 2 Lonsdale Cup at York used to be the end of the rainbow for the talismanic chestnut but there will be no £1 million bonus to collect this time around. The seven-year-old must have been up the Al Bahathri more times than a Jockey Club tractor over the years and completed his prep in smooth fashion on the in-demand Polytrack facility.

Alignak (Mark Crehan) leads Katara (Richard Kingscote) towards the Al Bahathri

Alignak
Sir Michael Stoute

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David MilnesNewmarket correspondent

Published on 14 August 2021inNews

Last updated 15:51, 14 August 2021

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