As a breeding stallion, The Minstrel sired Bakharoff, Minstrella, Opening Verse, L'Emigrant and Palace Music.
[3] The filly was off the racecourse for almost three months before her second and final start of the year, when she was moved up in class to contest the Group Three Rockfel Stakes at Newmarket.
[6] Swinburn sent Musical Bliss into the lead from the start and set a steady pace before quickening inside the last quarter of a mile.
In the closing stages she was challenged by her stable companion Kerrera, but held on to win by a length, with Aldbourne beating Ensconse in a photo-finish for third.
[8] A month later, Musical Bliss was moved up in distance and started 4/1 second favourite for the Gold Seal Oaks over one and a half miles at Epsom.
[9] Musical Bliss was never able to challenge the leaders and tired in the closing stages to finish seventh of the nine runners, more than ten lengths behind Aliysa, who won comfortably.