▁Richard ▁Hills , ▁Mut af a we q ▁track ed ▁the ▁leaders ▁before ▁taking ▁the ▁lead ▁two ▁f url ongs ▁from ▁the ▁finish . ▁He ▁ed ged ▁to ▁the ▁left ▁in ▁the ▁closing ▁stages , ▁slightly ▁ham per ing ▁Ram run a , ▁but ▁stayed ▁on ▁to ▁beat ▁the ▁fil ly ▁by ▁two ▁lengths ▁with ▁Ada ir ▁two ▁lengths ▁further ▁back ▁in ▁third . ▁▁ 2 0 0 0 : ▁four - year - old ▁season ▁Mut af a we q ▁began ▁his ▁third ▁season ▁by ▁finishing ▁third ▁behind ▁Mont je u ▁and ▁Greek ▁Dance ▁in ▁the ▁Tat ters alls ▁Gold ▁Cup ▁at ▁the ▁Cur rag h ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁May . ▁He ▁then ▁started ▁second ▁favour ite ▁for ▁the ▁Hard w ic ke ▁St akes ▁at ▁Royal ▁As cot , ▁but ▁finished ▁sevent h ▁of ▁the ▁nine ▁run ners ▁behind ▁F ruits ▁of ▁Love , ▁weak ening ▁in ▁the ▁straight ▁after ▁running ▁prom in ently ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁stages . ▁One ▁month ▁later , ▁Mut af a we q ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁Germany ▁and ▁started ▁ 6 / 4 ▁favour ite ▁for ▁the ▁Deutschland - Pre is ▁over ▁ 2 4 0 0 ▁metres ▁at ▁Düsseldorf . ▁R idden ▁by ▁Hills , ▁he ▁took ▁third ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁straight ▁and ▁over to ok ▁Que zon ▁City ▁inside ▁the ▁final ▁ 2 0 0 ▁metres ▁to ▁in ▁by ▁three - quarters ▁of ▁a ▁length . ▁ ▁Mut af a we q ▁returned ▁to ▁Germany ▁for ▁the ▁Gros ser ▁Preis ▁von ▁Baden ▁in