 He finished fourth behind Shirley Heights, Bolak and Hawaiian Sound with the independent Timeform organisation suggesting that he may mave been unsuited by the firm ground.He returned to York in early October and recorded his first success in the Leyburn Stakes, drawing well clear of his opponents in the closing stages.On his final appearance of the season, Julio Mariner contested the William Hill Futurity, the most valuable race for two-year-olds ever run in Britain.