▁New market ▁on ▁ 1 ▁May . ▁After ▁tracking ▁the ▁leaders ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁stage ▁he ▁f aded ▁badly ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁quarter ▁mile ▁and ▁finished ▁ele vent h ▁of ▁the ▁six teen ▁run ners ▁behind ▁Island ▁S ands . ▁Jimmy ▁Fort une ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁col t ▁had ▁been ▁un su ited ▁by ▁the ▁fast ▁ground . ▁He ▁was ▁off ▁the ▁course ▁for ▁over ▁three ▁months ▁before ▁returning ▁in ▁the ▁Group ▁two ▁Prix ▁Guillaume ▁d ' Or n ano ▁at ▁De au ville ▁Race course ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁August . ▁R idden ▁by ▁Ger ald ▁Mos se ▁he ▁never ▁looked ▁likely ▁to ▁win ▁and ▁finished ▁fourth ▁of ▁five ▁behind ▁Val ▁Royal . ▁ ▁Later ▁in ▁August ▁Robert ▁Sang ster ▁dismiss ed ▁Ch apple - Hy am ▁as ▁the ▁tra iner ▁at ▁M anton ▁and ▁appointed ▁John ▁G os den ▁to ▁replace ▁him . ▁▁ 2 0 0 0 : ▁four - year - old ▁season ▁In ▁four ▁starts ▁in ▁Europe ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Commander ▁Collins ▁ran ▁consist ently ▁without ▁winning . ▁He ▁finished ▁fourth ▁to ▁Little ▁Rock ▁in ▁the ▁Gordon ▁Rich ards ▁St akes ▁in ▁April ▁and ▁then ▁returned ▁after ▁a ▁length y ▁absence ▁to ▁run ▁third ▁behind ▁the ▁same ▁horse ▁in ▁the ▁Princess ▁of ▁Wales ' s ▁St akes ▁at ▁New market ▁in ▁July . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁he ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁France ▁where ▁he ▁finished ▁third ▁to ▁Mont je u ▁in ▁the ▁Prix ▁F oy ▁before ▁returning ▁to ▁England ▁to ▁run ▁fourth ▁in ▁the ▁C