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Stradivarius and Dettori deliver one of the greatest Flat spectacles I've seen
Frankie Dettori takes the tumultuous acclaim of the crowd after Stradivarius overcame Spanish Mission in a titanic battle for the Lonsdale CupCredit: Edward Whitaker
"Now God be thanked who has matched us with His hour."
The line is from the gilded First World War poet Rupert Brooke, famous for the magical Grantchester – "Stands the clock at half past three?
"And is there honey still for tea?"
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