▁and ▁Warning ▁Sh adows . ▁After ▁sett ling ▁in ▁sixth ▁place ▁Tim ar ida ▁moved ▁forward ▁approaching ▁the ▁final ▁turn , ▁took ▁the ▁lead ▁in ▁the ▁straight ▁and ▁won ▁by ▁three ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁lengths ▁from ▁M ati ara . ▁▁ 1 9 9 6 : ▁four - year - old ▁season ▁As ▁a ▁four - year - old ▁Tim ar ida ▁was ▁r idden ▁in ▁all ▁of ▁her ▁races ▁by ▁Mur tag h . ▁After ▁winning ▁seven ▁of ▁her ▁eight ▁races ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁the ▁fil ly ▁began ▁her ▁third ▁campaign ▁with ▁three ▁consecutive ▁defe ats . ▁She ▁finished ▁second ▁to ▁the ▁col t ▁De finite ▁Article ▁in ▁the ▁Tat ters alls ▁Gold ▁Cup ▁at ▁the ▁Cur rag h ▁in ▁May ▁and ▁then ▁made ▁her ▁only ▁appearance ▁in ▁England ▁when ▁she ▁ran ▁poor ly ▁and ▁finished ▁un pla ced ▁in ▁the ▁Queen ▁Anne ▁St akes ▁over ▁one ▁mile ▁at ▁Royal ▁As cot ▁in ▁June . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁month ▁she ▁started ▁favour ite ▁for ▁the ▁International ▁St akes ▁but ▁despite ▁finishing ▁strongly ▁she ▁failed ▁to ▁over ha ul ▁the ▁British - tra ined ▁three - year - old ▁col t ▁Goth enberg . ▁She ▁was ▁then ▁sent ▁to ▁Germany ▁to ▁contest ▁the ▁Group ▁ 1 ▁Bayer isches ▁Z uch tr ennen ▁at ▁Mun ich ▁on ▁ 4 ▁August . ▁Her ▁oppon ents ▁included ▁Germany , ▁La ▁Blue ▁( G erman ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁Gu ine as ), ▁Mont jo y ▁( P rix