As a four-year-old, he won the Group Three Duke of York Stakes but was well beaten in his next two races before recording a 33/1 upset win in the July Cup.
[2] Hamas's dam Fall Aspen was an outstanding broodmare whose other descendants have included Timber Country, Dubai Millennium and Elnadim.
[4] Hamas was unraced as a two-year-old and began his racing career by finishing second in the Granby Maiden Stakes over seven furlongs at Newmarket Racecourse on 16 April.
He recorded his first success when winning over one mile at Sandown Park Racecourse eight days later and then finished second to Ezzoud (also owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum) over the same course and distance on 5 May.
On 26 September Hamas was used as a pacemaker for Hamdan Al Maktoum's horse Lahib in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot and led into the straight before finishing last of the nine runners.
He went clear of the field a furlong out and drew away to win by three lengths from College Chapel, with Zieten taking third ahead of Keen Hunter.
[8] Carson explained that he had persuaded Hamdan Al Maktoum to keep the horse in training saying "when he was going seven furlongs and a mile last year I wasn't sure it was his right trip.
He finished seventh behind Wolfhound in the Haydock Sprint Cup in September, and ninth behind Catrail in the Diadem Stakes at Ascot in October.