A month later he started 13/8 favourite for a similar event at Hamilton Racecourse and recorded his first success as he accelerated away from his rivals in the final furlong to win "readily" by three lengths.
Tony Piccone took the ride when the colt was stepped up in class and sent to France for the Listed Prix La Flèche over 1000 metres at Maisons-Laffitte Racecourse on 10 June.
Ridden by Piccone he raced towards the rear before moving up to join the leaders 200 metres from the finish and pulling ahead in the closing stages to win by half a length from Patriotism.
[9] On 20 August Unfortunately was then moved up to the highest class for the Group 1 Prix Morny over 1200 metres at Deauville Racecourse in which he was partnered by Piccone started at odds of 5.7/1.
On his final run of the season, Unfortunately contested the Group 1 Middle Park Stakes at Newmarket on 25 September and came home ninth of the twelve runners behind U S Navy Flag.
In the official European rankings for 2017, Unfortunately was rated the sixth-best two-year-old, behind U S Navy Flag, Saxon Warrior, Roaring Lion, Expert Eye and Verbal Dexterity.
Ridden by Chris Hayes he started the 100/30 second favourite behind the veteran Gordon Lord Byron in a six-runner field which also included Fas (Prix Sigy).
He started slowly but produced a strong finish to catch the front-running St Patrick's Day in the final strides and won by half a length.