WHILE it might be an exaggeration to say that Stradivarius strolled home in yesterday’s Mansionbet Yorkshire Cup, he could certainly be named the winner a long way from home and those who accepted 4/6 about him in the Group 2 contest never had a moment’s worry.

The field was taken along by Willie Mullins’ hardy old warrior Wicklow Brave, followed by Call To Mind and Count Octave, with Ryan Moore happy to observe from the rear on Max Dynamite. There was little change early in the straight but Frankie Dettori was merely nudging along on Stradivarius, who came towards the stands’ rails to make his challenge.