b inger , ▁had ▁won ▁the ▁John ▁Por ter ▁St akes , ▁Or mon de ▁St akes ▁and ▁Hard w ic ke ▁St akes ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁and ▁was ▁made ▁the ▁ 4 / 1 ▁second ▁favour ite . ▁Ryan ▁Moore , ▁who ▁had ▁r idden ▁Har b inger ▁in ▁all ▁his ▁previous ▁races , ▁opt ed ▁to ▁partner ▁Work force , ▁allowing ▁the ▁French ▁j ockey ▁Oliv ier ▁P es lier ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁ride ▁on ▁the ▁four - year - old . ▁The ▁other ▁run ners ▁were ▁Cape ▁Blan co , ▁who ▁had ▁defeated ▁Work force ▁in ▁the ▁D ante ▁St akes ▁and ▁subsequently ▁won ▁the ▁Irish ▁Derby , ▁You m z ain , ▁three ▁times ▁runner - up ▁in ▁the ▁Prix ▁de ▁l ' Ar c ▁de ▁Tri omp he ▁and ▁the ▁French ▁fil ly ▁D ary ak ana , ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁V ase . ▁ ▁Con front ▁set ▁a ▁strong ▁pace ▁from ▁Work force ▁and ▁Cape ▁Blan co , ▁with ▁Har b inger ▁in ▁fourth . ▁When ▁the ▁pac em aker ▁weak ened ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁straight ▁Cape ▁Blan co ▁briefly ▁took ▁the ▁lead ▁as ▁Work force ▁began ▁to ▁struggle , ▁but ▁P es lier ▁produced ▁Har b inger ▁with ▁a ▁strong ▁run ▁on ▁the ▁outside ▁to ▁gain ▁the ▁advantage ▁approaching ▁the ▁final ▁f url ong . ▁In ▁the ▁closing ▁stages ▁Har b inger ▁drew ▁away ▁from ▁his ▁oppon ents ▁to ▁win ▁by ▁eleven ▁lengths ▁in ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁ 2 : 2