Lovely Rosa

[2] On her first run as a three-year-old, Lovely Rosa was one of twenty-two fillies to contest the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket Racecourse and finished unplaced behind Lord Derby's Tide-way.

[7] The filly was then moved up in distance for the 158th running of the Oaks Stakes over one and a half miles at Epsom Racecourse on 30 of May in which she was ridden by Tommy Weston and started a 33/1 outsider against 16 opponents.

The field appeared to be a strong one, including Tide-Way, Feola (runner-up in the 1000 Guineas), Barrowby Gem, Traffic Light and Veuve Clicquot (Windsor Castle Stakes).

Lovely Rosa won by three quarters of a length from Barrowby Gem,[5] who appeared to be a very unlucky loser having been denied a clear run until the final strides.

[10] Lovely Rosa was beaten in her subsequent races: she finished third to Crested Crane and Trelissia in the Falmouth Stakes and was unplaced behind Barrowby Gem in the Newmarket Oaks.