 "The Illuminata colt", as he was still known, was then given a break of three months before returning in the Champagne Stakes at Doncaster in September, in which a horse named Sempronius was his only rival. "The Illuminata colt" led from the start, and when Sempronius moved up to challenge him, he quickened away to win easily. After his win at Doncaster, he was officially named Ladas and was then sent to Newmarket for the Middle Park Plate, the most important two-year-old race of the season. He started at odds of 1 / 5 (0.2 / 1) and was never in any danger, leading at half way and winning the race by two lengths from a filly named Jocasta, with Sempronius two lengths further back in third.
