His other progeny include Cape Blanco, Frankel, Golden Lilac, Nathaniel, New Approach, Rip Van Winkle, Found Minding and Ruler of the World.

She was a descendant of the broodmare Irish Lass (foaled 1962), the female-line ancestor of numerous major winners including Bikala, Assert, Eurobird and Last Tycoon.

In a similar event over the same distance at Galway Racecourse on 31 July she started the 11/8 favourite and recorded her first success as she took the lead inside the final furlong and won by a length from Engles Rock.

In the following month she contested the Group 1 Moyglare Stud Stakes in which he started a 20/1 outsider but exceeded expectations by finishing third behind Skitter Scatter and Lady Kaya.

Ridden by Wayne Lordan Hermosa took the lead from the start, and despite coming under strong pressure in the last quarter mile she kept on well to win by a length and a neck from Lady Kaya and Qabala.

As in her previous start Hermosa immediately went to the front and after maintaining a narrow advantage for most of the way she drew away in the final furlong and won by four lengths from Pretty Pollyanna.

On 1 August Hermosa started favourite when matched against older fillies and mares in the Nassau Stakes at Goodwood Racecourse but faded badly in the closing stages and finished tailed-off last of the nine runners behind the Japanese challenger Deirdre.

At Newmarket in October Hermosa was made joint-favourite for the Sun Chariot Stakes but came home eighth of the nine runners behind Billesdon Brook, beaten just over seven lengths by the winner.