▁City s cape ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁rating ▁of ▁ 1 2 1 , ▁making ▁him ▁the ▁ 3 8 th ▁best ▁race hor se ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁▁ 2 0 1 2 : ▁six - year - old ▁season ▁For ▁his ▁first ▁run ▁as ▁a ▁six - year - old , ▁City s cape ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁Dub ai ▁to ▁contest ▁the ▁Group ▁ 1 ▁Dub ai ▁D ut y ▁Free ▁St akes ▁over ▁ 1 8 0 0 ▁metres ▁at ▁Mey dan ▁Race course ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁r idden ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁by ▁James ▁Do yle ▁who ▁became ▁his ▁regular ▁j ockey ▁that ▁year . ▁He ▁was ▁made ▁the ▁ 8 / 1 ▁third ▁choice ▁in ▁the ▁bet ting ▁behind ▁Am bit ious ▁Dragon ▁and ▁Mut ah ade e ▁( third ▁in ▁the ▁J eb el ▁H atta ) ▁in ▁a ▁fifteen - runner ▁field ▁which ▁also ▁included ▁A wait ▁the ▁Da wn ▁( H ard w ic ke ▁St akes ), ▁Dark ▁Sh adow ▁( Main ichi ▁Ok an ), ▁X t ension , ▁California ▁Memory , ▁Pres vis , ▁De leg ator ▁( D u ke ▁of ▁York ▁St akes ) ▁and ▁Mus ir ▁( U AE ▁Derby ). ▁After ▁tracking ▁the ▁leaders ▁City s cape ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁front ▁ 5 0 0 ▁metres ▁from ▁the ▁finish ▁and ▁went ▁clear ▁of ▁the ▁field ▁in ▁the ▁closing ▁stages ▁to ▁win ▁" com fort ably " ▁by ▁four ▁and ▁a ▁quarter ▁lengths ▁from ▁Mut ah ade e ▁in