▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Gu ine as ▁at ▁New market ▁on ▁ 2 ▁May . ▁Although ▁he ▁was ▁short ▁of ▁peak ▁fit ness ▁he ▁ran ▁credit ably ▁to ▁finish ▁fourth ▁behind ▁Ell ang owan ▁and ▁retained ▁his ▁position ▁as ▁favour ite ▁for ▁the ▁Derby . ▁Two ▁weeks ▁later ▁he ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁Ch ester ▁Race course ▁where ▁he ▁started ▁even ▁money ▁favour ite ▁for ▁the ▁Ch ester ▁V ase ▁over ▁the ▁Derby ▁distance ▁of ▁one ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁miles , ▁and ▁won ▁" in ▁a ▁can ter " ▁by ▁three ▁lengths ▁from ▁Tri umph . ▁ ▁At ▁E ps om , ▁Pap yrus ▁started ▁at ▁odd s ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 / 1 5 ▁( appro xim ately ▁ 6 . 7 / 1 ) ▁in ▁a ▁field ▁of ▁nin ete en ▁run ners ▁for ▁the ▁Derby , ▁with ▁Town ▁Guard ▁starting ▁favour ite ▁at ▁ 5 / 1 , ▁the ▁two ▁col ts ▁having ▁head ed ▁the ▁bet ting ▁lists ▁since ▁the ▁previous ▁aut umn . ▁On ▁a ▁cold , ▁d ull ▁and ▁mist y ▁day , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁race ▁being ▁dub bed ▁the ▁" over co at ▁Derby " ▁the ▁race ▁attract ed ▁a ▁crowd ▁estimated ▁at ▁ 2 5 0 , 0 0 0 , ▁with ▁the ▁Royal ▁Family ▁represented ▁by ▁the ▁Prince ▁of ▁Wales . ▁R idden ▁by ▁Steve ▁Don og h ue , ▁Pap yrus ▁took ▁the ▁lead ▁on ▁the ▁turn ▁into ▁the ▁straight . ▁Two ▁f url ongs ▁from ▁the ▁finish ▁he