- old ▁season ▁Out strip ▁was ▁r idden ▁in ▁all ▁his ▁European ▁races ▁by ▁M ick ael ▁Bar z al ona . ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁race course ▁debut ▁in ▁a ▁seven ▁f url ong ▁ma iden ▁race ▁at ▁New market ▁Race course ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁June . ▁He ▁was ▁made ▁the ▁ 4 / 1 ▁third ▁favour ite ▁in ▁a ▁field ▁of ▁twelve ▁run ners ▁and ▁recovered ▁from ▁a ▁slow ▁start ▁to ▁win ▁by ▁one ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁lengths ▁from ▁True ▁Story . ▁The ▁col t ▁was ▁then ▁moved ▁up ▁sharp ly ▁in ▁class ▁for ▁the ▁Group ▁Three ▁V int age ▁St akes ▁at ▁Good wood ▁Race course ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁July . ▁He ▁took ▁the ▁lead ▁a ▁f url ong ▁from ▁the ▁finish ▁but ▁was ▁over t aken ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁str ides ▁and ▁was ▁be aten ▁a ▁neck ▁by ▁the ▁Richard ▁Hann on , ▁Sr .- tra ined ▁favour ite ▁To orm ore . ▁Out s rip ' s ▁next ▁race ▁was ▁the ▁Group ▁Two ▁Champ agne ▁St akes ▁at ▁Don c aster ▁Race course ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁September . ▁He ▁started ▁slowly ▁but ▁acceler ated ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁quarter ▁mile ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁lead ▁a ▁f url ong ▁from ▁the ▁finish ▁and ▁won ▁by ▁three ▁lengths ▁and ▁a ▁head ▁from ▁The ▁Grey ▁G ats by ▁and ▁C able ▁Bay ▁at ▁odd s ▁of ▁ 1 3 / 8 . ▁Bar z al ona ▁described ▁the ▁winner ▁as ▁" a ▁nice ▁horse ▁who ▁will ▁improve ▁for ▁this ▁race