The John and Thady Gosden-trained Stradivarius has won three of his ten starts on good to soft, soft or heavy ground, compared with 13 victories from 17 starts on good or good to firm ground.

Does Stradivarius like heavy ground?

Stradivarius missed his bid for a record-extending fifth successive victory in the Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup after he was pulled out of the race due to ground conditions. ... The ground, which was changed to soft, heavy in places after the opening race, was deemed unsuitable for the Bjorn Nielsen-owned superstar.

Who beat Stradivarius?

At the fifth time of asking in the last four months, Trueshan and Stradivarius finally went head‑to‑head in the Group One Prix du Cadran. The outcome was a decisive success for Trueshan with defeat leaving Stradivarius, the outstanding stayer of recent seasons, seemingly on the brink of retirement.