▁▁ 1 9 9 2 : ▁three - year - old ▁season ▁Seattle ▁Rh yme ▁suffered ▁injury ▁problems , ▁including ▁a ▁badly ▁bru ised ▁hoof , ▁as ▁a ▁three - year - old ▁and ▁missed ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁season , ▁including ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Gu ine as , ▁E ps om ▁Derby ▁( for ▁which ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁ante - post ▁favour ite ) ▁and ▁Royal ▁As cot . ▁He ▁eventually ▁returned ▁in ▁a ▁minor ▁event ▁at ▁York ▁Race course ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁July ▁and ▁started ▁ 1 / 2 ▁favour ite ▁but ▁was ▁be aten ▁into ▁second ▁by ▁the ▁Paul ▁Cole - tra ined ▁Spe aker ' s ▁House . ▁Despite ▁his ▁defeat ▁he ▁was ▁moved ▁back ▁up ▁to ▁Group ▁One ▁class ▁and ▁was ▁matched ▁against ▁older ▁horses ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁International ▁St akes ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁track ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁August . ▁Starting ▁a ▁ 1 6 / 1 ▁out s ider , ▁he ▁produced ▁arg u ably ▁his ▁best ▁effort ▁as ▁he ▁finished ▁third ▁behind ▁Rod r igo ▁de ▁Tri ano ▁and ▁All ▁At ▁Sea , ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁be aten ▁horses ▁including ▁Dr ▁De vious , ▁Ter imon ▁and ▁K oo y ong a . ▁On ▁his ▁next ▁appearance , ▁Seattle ▁Rh yme ▁started ▁ 8 / 1 1 ▁favour ite ▁for ▁the ▁September ▁St akes ▁over ▁eleven ▁f url ongs ▁at ▁K empt on ▁Park ▁Race course ▁on ▁ 5 ▁September . ▁He