▁then ▁started ▁odd s - on ▁favour ite ▁when ▁carrying ▁ 1 4 0 ▁pounds ▁in ▁a ▁minor ▁hand ic ap ▁over ▁four teen ▁f url ongs ▁at ▁Hay d ock ▁on ▁ 3 ▁July . ▁R idden ▁by ▁Walter ▁Sw in burn ▁he ▁took ▁the ▁lead ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁quarter ▁mile ▁and ▁drew ▁right ▁away ▁from ▁his ▁oppon ents ▁to ▁win ▁by ▁seven ▁lengths . ▁Richard ▁Hugh es ▁took ▁the ▁ride ▁when ▁the ▁geld ing ▁cont ested ▁a ▁more ▁pr estig ious ▁hand ic ap , ▁the ▁List ed ▁Ch ester ▁St akes ▁over ▁th ir teen ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁f url ongs ▁at ▁Ch ester ▁Race course ▁in ▁August ▁and ▁started ▁at ▁odd s ▁of ▁ 8 / 1 . ▁After ▁being ▁rest rained ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁stages ▁he ▁moved ▁into ▁cont ention ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁half ▁mile ▁and ▁took ▁the ▁lead ▁a ▁f url ong ▁out . ▁In ver mark ▁pulled ▁clear ▁in ▁the ▁closing ▁stages ▁to ▁win ▁by ▁three ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁lengths ▁from ▁the ▁fil ly ▁Del il ah ▁( Pr in cess ▁Royal ▁St akes ) ▁with ▁the ▁favour ite ▁Per fect ▁Parad ig m ▁( Old ▁Newton ▁Cup ) ▁in ▁third . ▁ ▁In ver mark ▁was ▁moved ▁up ▁significantly ▁in ▁class ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁France ▁for ▁the ▁Group ▁ 3 ▁Prix ▁Glad i ateur ▁over ▁ 3 1 0 0 ▁metres ▁on ▁very ▁soft ▁ground ▁at ▁Long ch amp ▁Race course ▁on ▁ 6 ▁September . ▁R idden ▁by ▁the ▁locally - based