2 4 ▁October ▁and ▁was ▁made ▁the ▁ 2 / 1 ▁favour ite ▁for ▁the ▁Group ▁One ▁Racing ▁Post ▁Tro phy ▁over ▁one ▁mile ▁on ▁heavy ▁ground . ▁His ▁five ▁riv als ▁were ▁T umble we ed ▁R idge ▁( third ▁in ▁the ▁Champ agne ▁St akes ), ▁the ▁ma iden ▁w inners ▁Tim ah s , ▁Mag no ▁and ▁H ous em aster ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 0 / 1 ▁out s ider ▁Storm y ▁Sky e . ▁The ▁favour ite ▁was ▁rest rained ▁by ▁Fort une ▁at ▁the ▁rear ▁of ▁the ▁field ▁as ▁Mag no ▁set ▁the ▁pace ▁but ▁began ▁to ▁make ▁progress ▁approaching ▁the ▁last ▁quarter ▁mile . ▁He ▁took ▁the ▁lead ▁a ▁f url ong ▁out ▁and ▁quickly ▁went ▁clear ▁of ▁his ▁oppon ents ▁to ▁win ▁easily ▁by ▁seven ▁lengths ▁from ▁Mag no . ▁After ▁the ▁race ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁favour ite ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁E ps om ▁Derby . ▁Ch apple - Hy am ▁commented ▁" It ▁was ▁a ▁long , ▁long ▁way ▁up ▁the ▁straight ▁and ▁I ▁was ▁wor ried ▁about ▁running ▁him ▁when ▁I ▁saw ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁the ▁course . ▁He ▁is ▁still ▁green , ▁still ▁learning , ▁and ▁can ▁only ▁get ▁better ". ▁▁ 1 9 9 9 : ▁three - year - old ▁season ▁On ▁his ▁three ▁year ▁old ▁debut ▁Commander ▁Collins ▁started ▁ 8 / 1 ▁fourth ▁favour ite ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Gu ine as ▁run ▁that ▁year ▁on ▁the ▁July ▁Cour se ▁at