Another similar tune from Stradivarius

We heard this melody many times, but no-one ever shows fatigue from Stradivarius. He led another crazy rendition in the Lonsdale Cup at York, securing his second Weatherby's Million Pound stayers' pot.

Carrying 1.5 kgs more than Dee Ex Bee, punters were unsure if he could deliver. But he treated them as mere puppets, rising to a crescendo for a 1.4 length plonker.

Trainer, John Gosden, believes Frankie Dettori has got the measure of his party tricks, which include rearing up on two legs.

It is purely his sense of humour, albeit not an easy situation to apprehend as a jockey. Stradivarius also needs humouring. That is what makes him tick along.

He sure does have an accompaniment of drama, wherever he runs. Owner-breeder, Bjorn Nielsen, has declared his horse still can provide pleasure to his adoring fans, if he remains sound.

Don't forget horses are not Harley Davidson's. They have their off days. Now, with nine straight strikes, two Stayers Millions, and, a broken track record, Stradivarius can only be described as singularly unique.

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Battaash (Jim Crowley 3-1), had a mission in the Knavesmire, which he accomplished by swerving the times of Dayjur, set 29 years earlier.

Dayjur can be remembered for being a super-great sprinter, under the command of Willie Carson, but Battaash managed 1,000m, clocking 00:55:9/10 seconds shaving off 0:26 from Dayjur.

Trainer, Charlie Hills, almost did not let him run against the Nunthorpe field.

Soldier's Call. So Perfect, and, Ten Sovereigns, actually looked slow lingering behind.

Imagine that Willie Carson, OBE, a regular past riding visitor at Ngong racecourse, predicted Battaash would be the next Dayjur.

DERBY WINNERS

Willie is now 76, but knowledgeable beyond words, when it comes to opinions. He has ridden four Derby winners, been Champion five times, amassed 3,528 wins in Britain and abroad, ridden as the Queen's first jockey, a Captain on A Question of Sport, co-presenter of live television racing with Claire Balding, and, Chairman of Swindon Town Football Club. Willie also sang vocals for the Scottish World Cup song in 1982, We Have a Dream, which topped all charts. Talk about a character. Five minutes with Willie, and you don't stop laughing!

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Britain's numero uno, Silvestre de Sousa, faces more than a month on the sidelines after suffering a broken collarbone, and, fractures to his spine, among other injuries in a fall at Chelmsford on Friday.

De Sousa, was steering Alnadir for Simon Crisford when squeezed for room, falling more than a furlong from home. Theodore Ladd, on second-placed Michele Strogoff, let his mount shift right-handed when insufficiently clear of Alnadir.

SUSPENSION

He receives a suspension of ten days for careless riding. De Sousa, who is retained by the prominent King Power Racing operation, was taken to hospital and is now set for a spell on the sidelines, which could rule him out of some major autumn prizes.

He was due to be engaged on Shine So Bright, who lived up to his luminous name when stretching out a brave clinker of the City of York Stakes, denying an ultra-tough, Laurens, by a nose.

The Andrew Balding-trained colt jumped smartly with revised rider, James Doyle, setting a decent tempo all the way.