▁two ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁mile ▁Good wood ▁Cup , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁season ' s ▁most ▁pr estig ious ▁weight - for - age ▁races . ▁She ▁was ▁made ▁ 1 / 6 ▁favour ite ▁and ▁won ▁by ▁fifteen ▁lengths ▁from ▁Indian ▁War rior . ▁When ▁she ▁added ▁a ▁win ▁in ▁the ▁N ass au ▁St akes ▁for ▁fill ies ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁meeting , ▁her ▁superior ity ▁was ▁so ▁evident ▁that ▁no ▁official ▁odd s ▁were ▁recorded . ▁In ▁August ▁Vi rag o ▁returned ▁to ▁York ▁and ▁ran ▁twice . ▁She ▁won ▁the ▁York shire ▁O aks , ▁and ▁then ▁suffered ▁her ▁only ▁defeat ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁be aten ▁by ▁a ▁two - year - old ▁fil ly ▁named ▁Ell erm ire ▁in ▁a ▁six - f url ong ▁County ▁Pl ate . ▁William ▁Day ▁felt ▁that ▁the ▁switch ▁to ▁s print ▁distances ▁was ▁ill - ad vised ▁and ▁claimed ▁that ▁Vi rag o ▁only ▁ran ▁in ▁the ▁race ▁because ▁Pad wick ▁over ru led ▁her ▁tra iner ' s ▁wishes . ▁ ▁On ▁ 5 ▁September ▁Vi rag o ▁won ▁the ▁War wick ▁Cup ▁over ▁three ▁miles ▁at ▁War wick ▁Race course , ▁taking ▁the ▁race ▁by ▁six ▁lengths ▁from ▁a ▁field ▁that ▁included ▁the ▁O aks ▁winner ▁Min c eme at ▁and ▁King ston , ▁who ▁had ▁finished ▁second ▁by ▁a ▁head ▁to ▁West ▁Australian ▁in ▁the ▁As cot ▁Gold ▁Cup . ▁On ▁her ▁last ▁start ▁of ▁ 1 8 5 4 , ▁Vi rag o ▁tra