▁the ▁Jim ▁Bol ger - tra ined ▁out s ider ▁In ten se ▁Style . ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁June ▁at ▁Nav an ▁Race course ▁he ▁started ▁odd s - on ▁favour ite ▁for ▁a ▁ma iden ▁race ▁and ▁recorded ▁his ▁first ▁success ▁as ▁he ▁took ▁the ▁lead ▁a ▁f url ong ▁out ▁and ▁drew ▁away ▁to ▁win ▁" com fort ably " ▁by ▁four ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁lengths ▁from ▁D and yle ek ie . ▁ ▁One ▁week ▁after ▁his ▁win ▁at ▁Nav an ▁Dick ▁Wh itt ington ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁England ▁to ▁contest ▁the ▁Ch es ham ▁St akes ▁at ▁Royal ▁As cot . ▁He ▁started ▁the ▁ 1 5 / 8 ▁favour ite ▁against ▁th ir teen ▁oppon ents ▁but ▁finished ▁third ▁behind ▁Richard ▁P ank h urst ▁and ▁T os can ini . ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁July ▁Dick ▁Wh itt ington ▁and ▁T os can ini ▁started ▁the ▁ 2 / 1 ▁joint - f av our ites ▁for ▁the ▁Group ▁ 3 ▁Ang les ey ▁St akes ▁at ▁the ▁Cur rag h , ▁with ▁the ▁best ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁three ▁run ners ▁appearing ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁fil ly ▁News letter ▁( third ▁in ▁the ▁Queen ▁Mary ▁St akes ). ▁After ▁racing ▁in ▁third ▁place ▁Dick ▁Wh itt ington ▁stayed ▁on ▁strongly ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁lead ▁inside ▁the ▁final ▁f url ong ▁and ▁won ▁by ▁half ▁a ▁length ▁from ▁T os can ini . ▁After ▁the ▁race ▁A idan ▁O ' B rien ▁said ▁" He ' s