[5] Helvic Dream began his track career in a maiden race over five furlongs at Down Royal on 22 June when he started at odds of 11/2 and finished third behind Invincible Diva, beaten six lengths by the winner.
[8] The 2020 flat racing season in Ireland was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic and Helvic Dream did not reappear until 19 June when he finished second under a weight of 140 pounds in a handicap over 9+1⁄2 furlongs at Gowran Park.
Ridden by Colin Keane who had partnered him unsuccessfully in four of his previous races, Helvic Dream started the 6/1 fourth choice in the betting behind Up Helly Aa, Sonnyboyliston and Order of Australia.
He began his campaign in the Listed Devoy Stakes over ten furlongs at Naas Racecourse on 28 March when he came home eighth of the twelve runners behind the Aidan O'Brien-trained Broome, beaten more than fifteen lengths by the winner.
In the Group 3 Alleged Stakes at the Curragh three weeks later he produced a better effort as he stayed on well in the closing stages to finish fourth behind Broome, Thundering Nights and Up Helly Aa.
Helvic Dream settled towards the rear in the early stages as the outsider Sunchart set the pace, and moved into contention with a run up the inside on the final turn.
Broome took the lead in the straight but Helvic Dream ranged up alongside his old rival approaching the final furlong and got the better of a sustained struggle over the closing stages to win by a short head.