▁Seattle ▁Rh yme ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁France ▁and ▁stepped ▁up ▁to ▁Group ▁One ▁level ▁for ▁the ▁Grand ▁C riter ium ▁over ▁ 1 6 0 0 ▁metres ▁at ▁Long ch amp ▁Race course ▁on ▁ 5 ▁October . ▁Starting ▁at ▁odd s ▁of ▁ 5 . 8 / 1 ▁he ▁took ▁second ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁straight ▁before ▁finishing ▁third ▁behind ▁Ara zi , ▁Rain bow ▁Cor ner ▁with ▁St ▁J ov ite ▁in ▁fourth . ▁Three ▁weeks ▁later , ▁with ▁As m ussen ▁again ▁in ▁the ▁s addle . ▁the ▁col t ▁started ▁ 2 / 1 ▁favour ite ▁for ▁the ▁Racing ▁Post ▁Tro phy ▁over ▁one ▁mile ▁at ▁Don c aster ▁Race course . ▁His ▁best ▁of ▁his ▁seven ▁oppon ents , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁bet ting , ▁were ▁Th ou rios ▁( third ▁in ▁the ▁D ew h urst ▁St akes ), ▁Mack ▁the ▁Kn ife ▁( second ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁L odge ▁St akes ) ▁and ▁Nin ja ▁Dan cer ▁( w inner ▁of ▁the ▁Aut umn ▁St akes ). ▁Th ou rios ▁and ▁Nin ja ▁Dan cer ▁disput ed ▁the ▁early ▁lead ▁with ▁the ▁favour ite ▁close ▁behind . ▁In ▁the ▁straight ▁Seattle ▁Rh yme ▁moved ▁forward , ▁took ▁the ▁lead ▁approaching ▁the ▁final ▁f url ong ▁and ▁drew ▁away ▁to ▁win ▁by ▁three ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁lengths ▁from ▁Mack ▁the ▁Kn ife ▁with ▁the ▁out s ider ▁Ass essor ▁( l ater ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁Prix ▁Royal ▁Oak ▁and ▁the ▁Prix ▁du ▁Cad ran ) ▁in ▁third .