Strewth! Australian raider Nature Strip blitzes King's Stand Stakes rivals

Golden Pal lost his chance at the start
Strewth! Australian raider Nature Strip blitzes King's Stand Stakes rivals

Nature Strip blows his opposition away en route to winning the King's Stand Stakes. Picture: David Davies/PA 

Australian raider Nature Strip ran out an emphatic winner of the King's Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot.

A multiple Group 1 winner in his homeland for Chris Waller, best known as the trainer of the great racemare Winx, Nature Strip was the 9-4 second-favourite for a much-anticipated international clash with Wesley Ward's American challenger and dual Breeders' Cup winner Golden Pal.

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