▁a ▁fast ▁horse . ▁Five ▁or ▁six ▁f url ongs ▁looks ▁his ▁trip . ▁I ▁think ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁tight ▁to ▁get ▁a ▁mile ▁with ▁him . ▁I ' m ▁delight ed ▁and ▁we ' ll ▁look ▁at ▁something ▁like ▁the ▁Phoenix ▁St akes ▁with ▁him ". ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁August ▁at ▁the ▁Cur rag h , ▁Dick ▁Wh itt ington , ▁as ▁predicted , ▁was ▁stepped ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁highest ▁class ▁for ▁the ▁Group ▁ 1 ▁Phoenix ▁St akes ▁and ▁was ▁made ▁the ▁ 6 / 1 ▁third ▁choice ▁in ▁the ▁bet ting ▁behind ▁the ▁British ▁ch allen ger ▁K ool ▁Kom p any ▁( R ail way ▁St akes , ▁Prix ▁Robert ▁Pap in ) ▁and ▁the ▁fil ly ▁Beach ▁Belle ▁( Fill ies ' ▁S print ▁St akes ). ▁The ▁other ▁three ▁run ners ▁were ▁C app ella ▁San se ver o , ▁I ▁Am ▁Beautiful ▁( G range con ▁Stud ▁St akes ) ▁and ▁the ▁ma iden ▁Kas bah . ▁I ▁Am ▁Beautiful ▁set ▁the ▁pace ▁with ▁Dick ▁Wh itt ington ▁sett ling ▁in ▁fourth ▁place ▁before ▁making ▁a ▁forward ▁move ▁approaching ▁the ▁last ▁quarter ▁mile . ▁After ▁over coming ▁some ▁inter ference ▁the ▁col t ▁produced ▁a ▁strong ▁late ▁run ▁to ▁win ▁by ▁half ▁a ▁length ▁and ▁a ▁short ▁head ▁from ▁K ool ▁Kom p any ▁and ▁C app ella ▁San se ver o . ▁A idan ▁O ' B rien , ▁who ▁was ▁winning ▁the ▁race ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁time ▁commented ▁He