Ridden by Silvestre de Sousa he was restrained towards the rear in the early stages before overcoming difficulty in obtaining a clear run and overtook the leader Henrik inside the final furlong to win by one and half lengths.

He started the 27/1 outsider of the seven-runner field which also included the favourite Makaloun (winner of the Prix de Conde), the filly Tiger Tanaka and the German challenger Best of Lips (Preis des Winterfavoriten).

[9] Johnston stated that the colt would be aimed at the following year's Epsom Derby while Doyle commented "He was still a bit green under pressure when we turned into the straight and he just wanted to hang to his left.

[11] Gear Up's second campaign began on 13 May at York when he started at odds of 6/1 for the Dante Stakes and came home fifth of the ten runners behind Hurricane Lane after looking to be outpaced in the closing stages.

[13] In the King Edward VII Stakes at Royal Ascot two weeks later he was dropped back to Group 2 class and came home fifth behind Alenquer, fading in the closing stages after disputing the lead for most of the way.