Tawkeel is a bay filly with a white star bred in England by her owner, Hamdan Al Maktoum's Shadwell Estate Co Ltd. She was sent into training with Jean-Claude Rouget at Pau.

[6] Six weeks later she was partnered by Cristian Demuro (who rode her in all of her subsequent races that year) when she followed up in a minor event over the same distance on the Polytrack at Cagnes-sur-Mer, leading from the start and winning "easily" by four and a half lengths from Villa Royale.

[7] After a break of three months, necessitated by the suspension of racing in France owing to the COVID-19 outbreak, the filly returned in the Prix de Lormoy over 1900 metres on Polytrack at Deauville Racecourse in which she started 1/2 favourite.

[8] On 14 June Tawkeel made her turf debut when she was moved up sharply in class to contest the Group 1 Prix Saint-Alary, run that year a month later than usual at Chantilly Racecourse.

"[10] After a break of over two months, Tawkeel returned in the Prix de la Nonette over 2000 metres at Deauville on 22 August and started the odds on favourite against six opponents headed by the Oaks d'Italia winner Auyantepui.