▁York ▁St akes ▁but ▁then ▁produced ▁a ▁much ▁better ▁effort ▁ten ▁days ▁later ▁when ▁he ▁finished ▁a ▁close ▁third ▁behind ▁M ob sta ▁and ▁Fl ight ▁R isk ▁in ▁the ▁Green lands ▁St akes . ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁June , ▁with ▁Se am ie ▁He f fer nan ▁in ▁the ▁s addle , ▁the ▁col t ▁cont ested ▁the ▁Group ▁ 3 ▁B ally cor us ▁St akes ▁over ▁seven ▁f url ongs ▁at ▁Leop ard st own ▁Race course ▁and ▁started ▁the ▁ 7 / 4 ▁second ▁favour ite ▁behind ▁the ▁eight - year - old ▁geld ing ▁K elin ni ▁( w inner ▁of ▁the ▁Lex us ▁St akes ▁in ▁Australia ). ▁He f fer nan ▁track ed ▁the ▁clear ▁leader ▁Al ▁Moh al hal ▁before ▁sending ▁his ▁mount ▁into ▁the ▁lead ▁a ▁f url ong ▁out . ▁Dick ▁Wh itt ington ▁quickly ▁pulled ▁away ▁and ▁recorded ▁his ▁first ▁win ▁in ▁ 2 2 ▁months ▁as ▁he ▁came ▁home ▁two ▁and ▁three ▁quarter ▁lengths ▁clear ▁of ▁his ▁riv als . ▁A ▁month ▁later ▁the ▁col t ▁started ▁joint - f av our ite ▁for ▁the ▁M inst rel ▁St akes ▁at ▁the ▁Cur rag h ▁but ▁finished ▁sevent h ▁of ▁the ▁nine ▁run ners ▁behind ▁Gordon ▁Lord ▁By ron . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Dick ▁Wh itt ington ▁was ▁cons igned ▁to ▁the ▁Tat ters alls ▁Aut umn ▁H ors es - in - Tra ining ▁S ale ▁and ▁was ▁bought ▁for ▁ 1 5 0