▁not ▁really ▁qu ir ky , ▁but ▁he ' s ▁still ▁a ▁bit ▁green ▁and ▁he ' s ▁happ ier ▁settled ▁behind . ▁As ▁soon ▁as ▁I ▁went ▁past ▁the ▁other ▁horse ▁today ▁he ▁almost ▁started ▁pulling ▁up . ▁It ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁night m are ▁to ▁go ▁the ▁whole ▁way ▁in ▁front ▁on ▁him ▁and ▁I ▁couldn ' t ▁quite ▁figure ▁out ▁what ▁they ▁were ▁doing ▁[ in ▁the ▁Prix ▁Glad i ateur ] ▁last ▁time ". ▁ ▁Three ▁weeks ▁later ▁the ▁geld ing ▁ended ▁his ▁season ▁with ▁another ▁run ▁at ▁Long ch amp ▁but ▁failed ▁to ▁reproduce ▁his ▁best ▁form ▁and ▁came ▁home ▁last ▁of ▁the ▁seven ▁star ters ▁behind ▁T ira az . ▁▁ 1 9 9 9 : ▁five - year - old ▁season ▁In ver mark ▁began ▁his ▁fourth ▁campaign ▁by ▁finishing ▁third ▁under ▁top ▁weight ▁of ▁ 1 3 6 ▁pounds ▁in ▁the ▁Ch ester ▁Cup ▁over ▁two ▁and ▁a ▁quarter ▁miles ▁on ▁ 5 ▁May . ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁June ▁the ▁geld ing ▁produced ▁what ▁was ▁probably ▁his ▁best ▁performance ▁in ▁the ▁Gold ▁Cup ▁over ▁two ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁miles ▁at ▁Royal ▁As cot . ▁R idden ▁by ▁Hugh es ▁he ▁rac ed ▁towards ▁the ▁rear ▁before ▁producing ▁a ▁strong ▁late ▁run ▁and ▁taking ▁second ▁place ▁behind ▁En z eli ▁in ▁a ▁field ▁which ▁also ▁included ▁Kay f ▁T ara , ▁C eler ic , ▁Ned aw i ▁and ▁Pers ian ▁P unch . ▁In ver mark ▁returned ▁to ▁France ▁for ▁his ▁last ▁two ▁races