 In September, Julio Mariner started a 28/1 outsider for the 202nd running of the St Leger Stakes over fourteen and a half furlongs at Doncaster Racecourse.The favourite for the race was the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes winner Ile de Bourbon, while the other major contenders included Le Moss and the Grand Prix de Paris winner Galiani.In a change of tactics, Hide retrained the colt at the back of the fourteen runner field before beginning to move forward approaching the final turn.