Ridden by the Welsh jockey Geoff Lewis, she started a 20/1 outsider[3] and produced an impressive burst of acceleration in the closing stages to win by a length from the colt Red Lever, who was conceding eight pounds.

On her seasonal debut she contested the Fred Darling Stakes over seven furlongs at Newbury Racecourse in April and finished second, beaten three lengths by the Italian-trained filly Carnauba.

Looking unsuited by the firm ground, she turned into the straight in eleventh place and although she made sty progress in the closing stages she finished a distant fourth behind Juliette Marny, Val's Girl and Moonlight Night.

Starting at odds of 13/8[5] she was restrained by Eddery for most of the race before taking the lead two furlongs from the finish and winning impressively by one and a half lengths from the Irish-trained filly Tuscarora.

[6] There was no International Classification of European two-year-olds in 1974: the official handicappers of Britain, Ireland and France compiled separate rankings for horses which competed in those countries.

The independent Timeform organisation gave her a rating of 102 p, (the "p" indicating that she was likely to make more than usual improvement) placing her twenty-seven pounds behind Cry of Truth and thirty-one behind the French-trained Broadway Dancer.

[4] In 1975, the official British handicap rated May Hill the best three-year-old filly of the season, equal with Rose Bowl and nine pounds below the leading colt Grundy.