▁Caval ry man ▁started ▁at ▁odd s ▁of ▁ 1 1 / 2 ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁running ▁of ▁the ▁Dub ai ▁Gold ▁Cup . ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁de ▁Paris ▁winner ▁Imperial ▁Mon arch ▁was ▁made ▁favour ite ▁while ▁the ▁other ▁eight ▁run ners ▁included ▁S add ler ' s ▁Rock ▁( Good wood ▁Cup ), ▁T enen baum ▁( P rix ▁de ▁Re ux ), ▁Ver ema ▁( P rix ▁de ▁L ute ce ) ▁and ▁Ah ze em ah ▁( N ad ▁Al ▁She ba ▁Tro phy ). ▁Caval ry man ▁started ▁slowly ▁but ▁took ▁the ▁lead ▁ 3 0 0 ▁metres ▁out ▁and ▁won ▁" com fort ably " ▁by ▁three ▁lengths ▁from ▁Ah ze em ah . ▁ ▁Caval ry man ▁was ▁less ▁successful ▁on ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁Europe . ▁He ▁finished ▁fifth ▁in ▁the ▁Henry ▁II ▁St akes , ▁third ▁in ▁the ▁Princess ▁of ▁Wales ' s ▁St akes ▁and ▁sixth ▁behind ▁Brown ▁Pan ther ▁in ▁the ▁Good wood ▁Cup ▁on ▁ 1 ▁August . ▁He ▁did ▁not ▁race ▁again ▁that ▁year . ▁▁ 2 0 1 4 : ▁eight - year - old ▁season ▁For ▁the ▁fifth ▁time , ▁Caval ry man ▁began ▁his ▁campaign ▁in ▁Dub ai , ▁making ▁his ▁first ▁appearance ▁in ▁the ▁Group ▁ 3 ▁Nad ▁Al ▁She ba ▁Tro phy ▁over ▁ 2 8 0 0 ▁metres ▁at ▁Mey dan ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁tart ed ▁ 3 / 1 ▁joint - f av our ite ▁with ▁the ▁Queen ▁Alex