▁win ▁" read ily " ▁by ▁nine ▁lengths . ▁The ▁col t ▁was ▁then ▁stepped ▁up ▁sharp ly ▁in ▁class ▁to ▁contest ▁the ▁Group ▁ 2 ▁Royal ▁L odge ▁St akes ▁at ▁As cot ▁Race course ▁and ▁was ▁made ▁the ▁ 1 5 / 8 ▁favour ite . ▁He ▁took ▁the ▁lead ▁approaching ▁the ▁final ▁f url ong ▁but ▁was ▁over t aken ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁str ides ▁and ▁be aten ▁three ▁qu arters ▁of ▁a ▁length ▁by ▁Ju ke box ▁J ury . ▁▁ 2 0 0 9 : ▁three - year - old ▁season ▁On ▁his ▁first ▁appearance ▁as ▁a ▁three - year - old ▁City s cape ▁ran ▁in ▁the ▁Green ham ▁St akes ▁( a ▁major ▁trial ▁race ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Gu ine as ) ▁at ▁New bury ▁Race course ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁April ▁and ▁finished ▁second ▁to ▁the ▁Irish - tra ined ▁favour ite ▁V ocal ised . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Gu ine as ▁two ▁weeks ▁later ▁he ▁made ▁little ▁impact ▁and ▁came ▁home ▁four teenth ▁of ▁the ▁fifteen ▁run ners ▁behind ▁Sea ▁The ▁Stars . ▁▁ 2 0 1 0 : ▁four - year - old ▁season ▁After ▁an ▁absence ▁of ▁almost ▁a ▁year , ▁City s cape ▁returned ▁in ▁a ▁hand ic ap ▁race ▁at ▁New bury ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁r idden ▁by ▁Jimmy ▁Fort une ▁and ▁finished ▁well ▁to ▁take ▁fourth ▁place . ▁Ele ven