[3] Bradawn Breever's dam Ozone was a descendant of the British broodmare Wife of Bath, making her a distant relative of Silly Season, Mon Fils and Saoire.
Ten days later the colt started at odds of 4/1 for a maiden at the Curragh and recorded his first success as he won by a neck from the John Oxx-trained filly Tarwiya.
In June Bradawn Breever finished second to Safety Tactic in a minor race at Naas Racecourse and was then sent to England to contest the Chesham Stakes at Royal Ascot.
[6] In the Flying Five Stakes at Leopardstown on 14 September Bradawn Breever was matched against older sprinters and finished third to the three-year-old filly Flowing after leading until the final furlong.
In October he was sent to France to contest the Prix de l'Abbaye at Longchamp Racecourse and came home ninth of the fourteen runners, four lengths behind the four-year-old winner Keen Hunter.
On 21 August the horse was assigned top weight of 136 pounds for the Rockingham Handicap over five furlongs at the Curragh and recorded his first win in over two years as he prevailed by half a length from Diamonds Galore with the favourite Lavinia Fontana in fourth.
On 2 October Bradawn Breever started 3/1 favourite for the Listed Testimonial Stakes over six furlongs at the Curragh in which he was ridden, as in all but one of his races that year, by Willie Supple.