THE rags-to-riches story of Big Gossey added another important chapter when the veteran grey gelding recorded an eighth course win at his favourite track in the Listed Lester Piggott Gladness Stakes.

The Karl Burke-trained raider Poet Master (13/8 favourite) bounced out of stalls to make the running; however, the distress signals were out a quarter of a mile from home and Billy Lee soon sent Big Gossey to the front. The 7/1 shot kept on gamely in the closing stages to hold Camille Pissarro by half a length with Officer the same distance further back in third.