▁a ▁course - record ▁time ▁of ▁ 1 : 4 8 . 6 5 . ▁Roger ▁Char l ton ▁commented ▁" The ▁horse ▁has ▁been ▁really ▁consistent ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁training ▁really ▁well . ▁He ▁had ▁a ▁good ▁prepar ation ▁at ▁home ▁and ▁he ' s ▁come ▁out ▁here ▁and ▁not ▁lost ▁any ▁weight . ▁I ▁thought ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁most ▁compet itive ▁race ▁on ▁the ▁card ▁and ▁I ▁didn ' t ▁think ▁he ' d ▁break ▁the ▁track ▁record ▁and ▁win ▁by ▁four ▁and ▁a ▁quarter ▁lengths ". ▁In ▁the ▁Champions ▁M ile ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁on ▁ 1 ▁May ▁City s cape ▁started ▁the ▁ 6 / 5 ▁favour ite ▁but ▁after ▁struggling ▁to ▁obtain ▁a ▁clear ▁run ▁in ▁the ▁straight ▁he ▁came ▁home ▁t enth ▁of ▁the ▁six teen ▁run ners ▁behind ▁X t ension . ▁ ▁On ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁Europe ▁ran ▁consist ently ▁well ▁against ▁top - class ▁opposition ▁but ▁failed ▁to ▁win ▁in ▁four ▁races . ▁After ▁finishing ▁fourth ▁behind ▁Nathan iel , ▁Far hh ▁and ▁Tw ice ▁Over ▁in ▁the ▁Eclipse ▁St akes ▁at ▁Sand own ▁on ▁ 7 ▁July ▁he ▁ran ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁Prix ▁Jacques ▁le ▁Mar ois ▁at ▁De au ville ▁and ▁was ▁be aten ▁into ▁second ▁place ▁by ▁Ex ce le br ation ▁with ▁El us ive ▁Kate , ▁Moon light ▁Cloud , ▁Im mort al ▁Ver se , ▁Golden ▁Lil ac , ▁F allen ▁For ▁You ▁and ▁Most ▁Im pro ved ▁finishing ▁behind . ▁On ▁ 1 6