’ s ▁a ▁t ough , ▁hard y ▁horse . ▁We ▁wer en ’ t ▁sure ▁before ▁today ▁if ▁he ▁would ▁get ▁a ▁mile ▁or ▁not ▁but ▁after ▁that ▁you ▁would ▁think ▁he ▁will . ▁He ’ s ▁had ▁a ▁busy ▁enough ▁time ▁for ▁a ▁young ▁horse ▁so ▁we ▁won ’ t ▁be ▁in ▁any ▁pan ic ▁with ▁him ▁now . ▁He ’ s ▁had ▁a ▁t ough ▁race ▁there ▁and ▁we ’ ll ▁give ▁him ▁a ▁little ▁break ". ▁▁ 2 0 1 5 : ▁three - year - old ▁season ▁Dick ▁Wh itt ington ▁began ▁his ▁second ▁campaign ▁in ▁the ▁Green ham ▁St akes ▁( a ▁trial ▁race ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Gu ine as ) ▁over ▁seven ▁f url ongs ▁at ▁New bury ▁Race course . ▁R idden ▁by ▁Ryan ▁Moore ▁he ▁started ▁at ▁odd s ▁of ▁ 8 / 1 ▁and ▁finished ▁fourth ▁of ▁the ▁nine ▁run ners ▁behind ▁Mu ha ar ar . ▁The ▁col t ▁then ▁had ▁training ▁problems ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁race ▁again ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁▁ 2 0 1 6 : ▁four - year - old ▁season ▁After ▁an ▁absence ▁of ▁almost ▁a ▁year ▁Dick ▁Wh itt ington ▁returned ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁and ▁came ▁home ▁sixth ▁behind ▁On en ight id ream ed ▁in ▁the ▁Glad ness ▁St akes ▁over ▁seven ▁f url ongs ▁at ▁the ▁Cur rag h . ▁In ▁May ▁he ▁ran ▁sevent h ▁to ▁Mag ical ▁Memory ▁in ▁the ▁Duke ▁of