running for the third time at Royal Ascot when he contested the Group 1 Ascot Gold Cup. He came home fourth behind Kayf Tara, Far Cry and Compton Ace after being hampered by the winner a furlong out in an incident which saw his jockey Damien Oliver drop his whip. He went on to finish a close third to Royal Rebel and Far Cry in the Goodwood Cup but ran poorly when coming home sixth of nine behind Enzeli in the Doncaster Cup. On 1 October at Longchamp the gelding was ridden by Davy Bonilla when he made his third attempt to win the Prix du Cadran and started the 122/1 complete outsider of the nine runners. The Aga Khan's entry of Enzeli and Tajoun was made ods-on favourite while the other runners included Royal Rebel, Persian Punch, Churlish Charm (Yorkshire Cup) and Three Cheers (Prix de Lutèce). Persian Punch set the pace and opened up a clear advantage from Enzeli, with Bonilla settling his mount close behind. San Sebastian began to make progress in the straight, overhauled Persian Punch 100 metres from the finish and won by half a length with Royal Rebel, Churlish Charm, Enzeli and Tajoun just behind. Three weeks later at the same track San Sebastian ended his season by finishing second of the eleven runners behind Amilynx in the Prix Royal-Oak. Later career, retirement and death In 2001 San Sebastian failed to win in eight races, but ran well in some top-class staying events. He ran second in the Sagaro Stakes, third on his attempt to repeat his success in the Cadran and fourth in the Ascot Gold Cup, Lonsdale Stakes and Jockey Club Cup and fifth in the Goodwood Cup. On his two other starts he came home unplaced in the Doncaster Cup and Prix Royal-Oak. At the end of the year the gelding left Dunlop's stable and was sent to France where he was trained by Marcel Rolland. On his first three starts of 2002 the gelding was unplaced twice in France and then ran for the fifth time at Royal Ascot where he came home fourth in the Queen Alexandra Stakes. After a summer break he returned on 10 September in a hurdles at Auteuil Hippodrome and won by three quarters of a length from the four-year-old Dorado. In October he ran for the fifth time in the Prix du Cadran and