Housesofparliament lays down law for O'Brien in Bahrain Trophy

Housesofparliament winning the Bahrain Trophy at Newmarket in July

Housesofparliament: Will be part of Aidan O'Brien's St Leger teamCredit: Mark Cranham (racingpost.com/photos)

Recent events have left the Houses of Parliament in disarray, but there were no calamities with Aidan O'Brien's stayer of the same name as he collected a first Pattern victory in the Group 3 Bahrain Trophy.

The colt had built a strong profile this season with third in the Dee Stakes before fourth-placed finishes in the Gallinule Stakes and most recently the King Edward VII Stakes.

A step beyond 1m4f proved to his liking, as did the quicker ground, and he saw off Platitude by a length and a half under Ryan Moore.

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David BaxterReporter

David MilnesNewmarket correspondent

Published on 7 July 2016inBritain

Last updated 20:43, 7 July 2016

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