[2] All At Sea's dam Lost Virtue was unraced but was a successful broodmare whose other foals included Over the Ocean (Prix Perth) and Quandary (the grand-dam of Twice Over and Timepiece).
[4] Willie Ryan took the ride when All At Sea made her first appearance as a three-year-old in a minor event over ten furlongs at Nottingham Racecourse on 13 April.
Starting the 13/8 favourite against four opponents she took the lead in the straight and drew away in the closing stages to win by five lengths from Niodini a Michael Stoute-trained filly who later won the Lancashire Oaks and Park Hill Stakes.
[6] On 12 May All At Sea started 8/11 favourite for the Musidora Stakes (a major trial for the Epsom Oaks) over ten and a half furlongs at York Racecourse.
Seventeen days later the filly faced male opposition for the first time in the International Stakes at York and started at odds of 5/1 in a twelve-runner field which included Kooyonga, Rodrigo de Triano, Dr Devious, Terimon, Seattle Rhyme and Zoman.
[9] Racing on soft ground over 1600 metres she started second favourite behind Brief Truce with the other eight runners being Hatoof, El Prado, Kitwood (Prix Jean Prat), Cardoun (Critérium de Maisons-Laffitte), Shanghai (Poule d'Essai des Poulains), Misil (Premio Parioli), Take Risks (Prix Messidor) and Sharp Review (Brief Truce's stablemate and pacemaker).