in july he ran for the third time in the goodwood cup and was narrowly defeated after his strong late run failed by a head against the filly nancy, who was receiving twenty-four pounds according to weight-for-age rules. after the race pedley demanded a veterinary examination to determine the filly's true age: she was confirmed to be a three-year-old in august he appeared at brighton racecourse where he finished second of the fourteen runners to lord george in the brighton stakes. at doncaster at the st leger meeting in september, cossack ran unplaced under top weight in the great yorkshire handicap and was beaten the following day in a match race by the mare maid of masham.