THERE was Stradivarius this year, but John Gosden provided an able deputy as Enbihaar landed the Group 2 Lonsdale Cup in typical game style.

The Redoute’s Choice mare was unproven over the two-mile trip, but has often shaped like it would suit, and despite drifting to her right under Jim Crowley’s driving (as she had when just beaten on her previous visit to York), she was never stronger than at the line as she beat Stratum (Willie Mullins/Jason Watson) and Nayef Road (Mark Johnston/Andrea Atzeni) by three parts of a length and the same, returning as the 15/8 favourite.