'The most underrated horse in training' - Tom Segal looks ahead to the Juddmonte
Here's a question for you. Who suffered the most trouble in running? Was it Stradivarius in the Gold Cup, Mishriff in the Eclipse or Free Wind in the Lancashire Oaks?
For me, Mishriff should have undoubtedly won. Free Wind did win but only because she was a class above her opposition, and the eight-year-old Stradivarius was beaten by two extremely classy four-year-olds, who were just that bit younger and faster.
If anything, what did for Stradivarius was a lack of pace because he couldn't sprint with Kyprios or Mojo Star and that was something joint-trainers John and Thady Gosden could have taken care of with the use of a pacemaker.
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