▁favour ite ▁for ▁a ▁twenty - three ▁runner ▁ma iden ▁at ▁New market ▁Race course ▁four ▁weeks ▁later . ▁He ▁took ▁the ▁lead ▁a ▁quarter ▁of ▁a ▁mile ▁from ▁the ▁finish ▁and ▁r al lied ▁after ▁being ▁over t aken ▁a ▁f url ong ▁out ▁to ▁win ▁by ▁a ▁length ▁from ▁the ▁Michael ▁St oute - tra ined ▁B ienn ale . ▁▁ 1 9 9 9 : ▁three - year - old ▁season ▁On ▁his ▁debut ▁as ▁a ▁three - year - old , ▁Mut af a we q ▁started ▁ 5 / 6 ▁favour ite ▁for ▁a ▁race ▁over ▁ten ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁f url ongs ▁at ▁Don c aster ▁Race course ▁and ▁won ▁by ▁three ▁lengths ▁from ▁T iss ifer , ▁having ▁taken ▁the ▁lead ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁straight . ▁The ▁col t ▁was ▁then ▁moved ▁up ▁in ▁class ▁and ▁distance ▁to ▁contest ▁the ▁Group ▁Two ▁King ▁Edward ▁VII ▁St akes ▁at ▁Royal ▁As cot ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁June . ▁R idden ▁by ▁D ett ori , ▁he ▁started ▁ 4 / 1 ▁favour ite ▁against ▁H ous em ster ▁( four th ▁in ▁The ▁Derby ), ▁Is can ▁( runner - up ▁in ▁the ▁Derby ▁Ital iano ), ▁Man nd ar ▁( F air way ▁St akes ), ▁Red ▁Sea ▁( C ov entry ▁St akes ) ▁and ▁P es ht igo ▁( Ch ester ▁V ase ). ▁Mut af a we q ▁took ▁an ▁early ▁lead ▁but ▁was ▁then ▁rest rained ▁by ▁D ett ori ▁and ▁rac