Alcohol Free took the lead soon after the start and although she was never able to establish a clear advantage she repelled several challengers and won the race by half a length and a head from Miss Amulet and Umm Kulthum.

[10] On her first appearance as a three-year-old Alcohol Free started the 9/4 favourite in a seventeen-runner field for the Group 3 Fred Darling Stakes over seven furlongs at Newbury Racecourse on 18 April.

With Murphy in the saddle she tracked the leaders before taking the lead approaching the final furlong and held of the late challenge of Statement to win by a short head.

[11] Andrew Balding commented "We expect her to improve a whole load as she's backward in her coat and hasn't done a huge amount of work at home... She's got a massive engine which is what you need in a racehorse".

After racing in mid-division she made steady progress in the last quarter mile but was unable to reel in the leaders and came home fifth behind Mother Earth, Saffron Beach, Fev Rover and Santa Barbara beaten two lengths by the winner.

[13] In the Coronation Stakes over one mile on heavy ground in driving rain at Royal Ascot on 18 June Alcohol Free started the 11/2 third favourite behind Pretty Gorgeous and Mother Earth in an eleven-runner field which also included Shale, Fev Rover, Empress Josephine, Snow Lantern and Novemba (German 1000 Guineas).

After racing in mid-division Alcohol Free made progress in the straight, gained the advantage from the front-running Novemba inside the final furlong and won one and a half lengths and a neck from Snow Lantern and Mother Earth.

[14] "We were a bit concerned when all the rain came, because her stamina wasn't guaranteed... We have worked her at home plenty of times on soft ground, it doesn’t inconvenience her and she travels very strongly.

"[15] At Newmarket on 9 July Alcohol Free started 5/2 favourite for the Falmouth Stakes but after leading for most of the way she was overtaken in the final strides and finished third beaten half a length and a neck by Snow Lantern and Mother Earth.

Alcohol Free raced in mid-division before making rapid progress on the outside in the straight, taking the lead inside the final furlong and winning by one and three quarter lengths from Poetic Flare.

[19] On her final run of the year the filly dropped back to a mile for the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot when she went off at odds of 10/1 but made little impact and finished eighth of the ten runners behind Baaeed, beaten eight lengths by the winner.