▁News ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁lead ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁st ride ▁and ▁win ▁by ▁a ▁nose , ▁with ▁a ▁gap ▁of ▁two ▁and ▁three ▁quarter ▁lengths ▁back ▁to ▁Dal ia p our ▁in ▁third . ▁▁ 2 0 0 1 : ▁five - year - old ▁season ▁For ▁his ▁first ▁appearance ▁as ▁five - year - old ▁Mut af a we q ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁Dub ai ▁to ▁contest ▁the ▁Dub ai ▁She ema ▁Classic ▁at ▁Nad ▁Al ▁She ba ▁Race course ▁but ▁made ▁little ▁impact , ▁finishing ▁e ighth ▁of ▁the ▁six teen ▁run ners ▁behind ▁the ▁Japanese ▁runner ▁St ay ▁Gold . ▁ ▁On ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁Europe , ▁the ▁horse ▁ran ▁in ▁the ▁Cor on ation ▁Cup ▁at ▁E ps om ▁Down s ▁Race course ▁on ▁ 8 ▁June . ▁R idden ▁by ▁D ett ori , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁ 1 1 / 2 ▁fourth ▁choice ▁in ▁the ▁bet ting ▁behind ▁the ▁classic ▁w inners ▁Mill en ary ▁and ▁Pet r ush ka ▁and ▁the ▁St ▁Simon ▁St akes ▁winner ▁Well be ing . ▁Mut af a we q ▁took ▁the ▁lead ▁from ▁the ▁start ▁and ▁set ▁a ▁steady ▁pace ▁before ▁acceler ating ▁three ▁f url ongs ▁from ▁the ▁finish . ▁Well be ing ▁emer ged ▁as ▁his ▁only ▁serious ▁ch allen ger , ▁but ▁after ▁a ▁sust ained ▁struggle ▁over ▁the ▁final ▁f url ong , ▁Mut af a we q ▁pre va iled ▁by ▁a ▁short ▁head ▁to ▁record ▁his ▁fourth ▁win ▁at ▁the ▁highest ▁level , ▁with