James Doyle guides Trueshan home in Prix du CadranStradivarius could head for stud after Longchamp lossAt the fifth time of asking in the last four months, Trueshan and Stradivarius finally went head‑to‑head in the Group One Prix du Cadran. The outcome was a decisive success for Trueshan with defeat leaving Stradivarius, the outstanding stayer of recent seasons, seemingly on the brink of retirement.
The ground was too fast for Trueshan at Ascot, York and Doncaster, and too soft for Stradivarius in Sussex, which allowed Trueshan to get a first Group One on his record in the Goodwood Cup. His second, this time with Stradivarius in the field, was another step forward, as Alan King’s gelding charged four and a half lengths clear of his big rival, ridden by Frankie Dettori, after the two horses went into the final furlong neck‑and‑neck.