After starting slowly he began to make progress at half way and produced a strong late run to catch Mojo Star on the line and win by a nose.
[6] On his first appearance as a three-year-old Scope contested a novice race at Newmarket Racecourse over ten furlongs on 15 April when he finished second to Al Waqidi, beaten half a length by the winner after hanging to the right in the closing stages.
[7] After a break of over three months, Scope returned in the Group 2 Great Voltigeur Stakes (a major trial race for the St Leger) over one and a half miles at York Racecourse on 18 August.
In the St Leger over fourteen and a half furlongs at Doncaster Racecourse on 11 September he went off at odds of 28/1 and finished sixth of the ten runners behind Hurricane Lane.
On 1 October Scope was dropped in class for the Listed Noel Murless Stakes over fourteen furlongs at Ascot Racecourse and started the 13/8 favourite against five opponents.