Frankie Dettori and John Gosden's partnership was back to its brilliant best as Trawlerman got up to land the Sky Bet Ebor.
The top jockey inspired a tremendous late rally from the 9-1 shot to pip the Ian Williams-trained Alfred Boucher by a short-head. First prize was £300,000 for connections of the narrow winner, who gave Dettori his first success in the famous handicap for ten years.
It was also another major race to add to his haul with Gosden, just two months after the pair had a public falling out.
Dettori's masterclass was just what the trainer wanted to see, taking his own wide trip early on and conserving his mount energy in the lead. The pair then gave it their all to get across the line in front on the Knavesmire.
"I could not get his (Dettori's) attention – I could not get him to concentrate, that’s all," said Gosden about their short sabbatical.
"In the end we gave him a bit of a public warning – that’s the way it is. He was left on the bench like he would be by a football manager. He has just ridden two fantastic races today and when our man is in the zone he is absolutely top-class. When he is not in the zone, he is a menace!”
Trawlerman, from stall 20, was well away from the rest of the runners in the first part of the race, before Dettori brought him across at the first turn. At the finish, he responded bravely to deny the runner-up a second win of the week at the valuable fixture.
Irish raider Earl Of Tyrone was third and John Leeper took fourth place.
"He (Trawlerman) found some energy out of nowhere and it was an amazing race," Dettori said.
William Haggas' Gaaseee was backed into 4-1 favourite but was always in the rear division and eventually failed to beat a rival home. The trainer enjoyed better luck with another market leader, Soulcombe (3-1f), in the Sky Bet Melrose Handicap.
Hollie Doyle had the luxury of easing the three-year-old down in the closing stages to collect the prize pot by four-and-a-quarter lengths.
Dettori doubled up thanks to Kinross' display in the Group 2 Sky Bet City Of York Stakes. Sent off at 5-1, Ralph Beckett's five-year-old won by a just over a length from Pogo.
