[6] When moved up in class for the Group Three Princess Margaret Stakes at Ascot Racecourse ten days later she made no impact and finished last of the six runners behind Soar.
After a break of almost two months, Magical Romance returned for a Nursery (a handicap race for two-year-olds) at Leicester Racecourse on 20 September in which she was assigned top-weight of 130 pounds.
Ridden for the first time by Robert Winston, She took the lead from the start, went clear of her twelve rivals approaching the final furlong, and won by three lengths from Aberdeen Park.
[7] Ten days after her win at Leicester, the filly contested the Group One Cheveley Park Stakes at Newmarket Racecourse and started the 40/1 outsider of the seven runners.
[8] Meehan explained, "We ran her in the Princess Margaret before Leicester where we thought she would finish in the first four but she got jarred up and her last win just helped to get her confidence back.
[12] In the French race she ran wide on the final bend and never looked likely to get into contention, finishing sixth of the eight runners, twelve lengths behind the winner Divine Proportions.
The bidding involved representatives of the Lodge Park Stud and Hamdan Al Maktoum, and reached 4.6 million guineas before she was sold to James Wigan of London Thoroughbred Services, acting on behalf of Lady Rothschild.