▁the ▁line ▁and ▁be aten ▁a ▁short ▁head ▁by ▁Dick ▁Tur pin . ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁October ▁the ▁horse ▁was ▁back ▁in ▁France ▁for ▁the ▁Group ▁ 3 ▁Prix ▁Per th ▁on ▁very ▁soft ▁ground ▁over ▁ 1 6 0 0 ▁metres ▁at ▁Long ch amp ▁Race course ▁and ▁started ▁favour ite ▁against ▁eleven ▁oppon ents ▁including ▁Nova ▁Haw k ▁( runner - up ▁in ▁the ▁Cor on ation ▁St akes ), ▁Poly techn ic ien ▁( P rix ▁Ex bury ) ▁and ▁Sommer ab end ▁( G ros se ▁Europa - Me ile ). ▁City s cape ▁took ▁the ▁lead ▁soon ▁after ▁the ▁start ▁and ▁was ▁never ▁seriously ▁challeng ed , ▁acceler ating ▁away ▁from ▁his ▁riv als ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁ 3 0 0 ▁metres ▁to ▁win ▁" e as ily " ▁by ▁two ▁lengths ▁from ▁Sommer ab end . ▁For ▁his ▁final ▁appearance ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁City s cape ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁Sh a ▁T in ▁Race course ▁to ▁contest ▁the ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁M ile ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁December ▁and ▁started ▁a ▁ 3 2 / 1 ▁out s ider ▁in ▁a ▁four teen - runner ▁field . ▁He ▁produced ▁a ▁sust ained ▁run ▁on ▁the ▁outside ▁in ▁the ▁straight ▁and ▁finished ▁a ▁neck ▁second ▁behind ▁A ble ▁One ▁with ▁the ▁fav oured ▁X t ension ▁in ▁third ▁and ▁Sah presa , ▁Ap ap ane ▁and ▁Jimmy ▁Ch oux ▁un pla ced . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁World ▁Thor ough bre d ▁Rank ings