Septimus continues O’Brien’s domination of big staying races

AIDAN O’BRIEN continued his domination of the big staying races as Septimus powered to a record-breaking success in the GNER Doncaster Cup on Town Moor yesterday.

The Derrick Smith-owned four-year-old was always travelling in second gear under Johnny Murtagh and cruised to the front just over two furlongs from home in the two-and-a-quarter-mile contest.

With doubts over his stamina having been cast aside previously at York, the 11-10 favourite kept on impressively to account for Geordieland by a yawning five lengths, taking just under two seconds off the course best in the process.