ed ▁Super l ative ▁St akes ▁over ▁seven ▁f url ongs ▁at ▁New market ▁Race course ▁on ▁ 9 ▁July ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁r idden ▁by ▁John ▁Re id . ▁Despite ▁his ▁lack ▁of ▁prior ▁experience ▁he ▁started ▁ 4 / 5 ▁favour ite ▁against ▁five ▁oppon ents ▁head ed ▁by ▁the ▁Ch es ham ▁St akes ▁winner ▁R haps od ist . ▁After ▁recover ing ▁from ▁a ▁poor ▁start , ▁he ▁took ▁the ▁lead ▁inside ▁the ▁final ▁f url ong ▁and ▁won ▁by ▁one ▁and ▁a ▁quarter ▁lengths ▁from ▁R haps od ist ▁with ▁De h ous h ▁in ▁third ▁ahead ▁of ▁Royal ▁Reb el . ▁The ▁col t ▁was ▁highly ▁regarded ▁by ▁his ▁tra iner ▁and ▁attract ed ▁support ▁in ▁the ▁bet ting ▁for ▁the ▁following ▁year ' s ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Gu ine as ▁but ▁was ▁then ▁kept ▁of ▁the ▁course ▁for ▁several ▁weeks ▁with ▁a ▁resp ir atory ▁in fection . ▁Jimmy ▁Fort une ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁ride ▁when ▁the ▁col t ▁returned ▁to ▁contest ▁the ▁Group ▁Two ▁Champ agne ▁St akes ▁at ▁Don c aster ▁Race course ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁September , ▁and ▁partner ed ▁him ▁in ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁subsequent ▁races . ▁Starting ▁at ▁odd s ▁of ▁ 7 / 2 , ▁he ▁track ed ▁the ▁leaders ▁before ▁stay ing ▁on ▁in ▁the ▁straight ▁but ▁failed ▁by ▁a ▁head ▁to ▁over ha ul ▁the ▁Barry ▁Hills - tra ined ▁Au ction ▁House . ▁ ▁Commander ▁Collins ▁returned ▁to ▁Don c aster ▁on ▁