Alcohol Free

On 15 August 2020, Alcohol Free was ridden by Oisin Murphy when she made her racecourse debut in a novice race (for horses with no more than two previous wins) over six furlongs on good to soft ground at Newbury Racecourse and started at odds of 8.5/1 in a nine-runner field. She recovered from a poor start to overtake the front-running favourite Al Saariyah a furlong from the finish and won "readily" by one and three quarter lengths.[6] The filly was then stepped up in class to contest the Group 3 Dick Poole Fillies' Stakes over the same distance at Salisbury Racecourse on 3 September. Ridden by Robert Hornby she raced in mid-division before making good progress in the last quarter mile but failed by three quarters of a length to overhaul the favourite Happy Romance.[7]

Murphy took the ride when Alcohol Free was moved up to the highest class for the Group 1 Cheveley Park Stakes at Newmarket Racecourse on 26 September. She started the 7/2 second favourite behind the Irish-trained Miss Amulet (winner of the Lowther Stakes) in an eight-runner field which also included Happy Romance, Dandalla (Duchess of Cambridge Stakes) and Umm Kulthum (Firth of Clyde Stakes). Alcohol Free took the lead soon after the start and although she was never able to establish a clear advantage she repelled several challengers and won the race by half a length and a head from Miss Amulet and Umm Kulthum.[8] After the race Oisin Murphy said "She's a super filly. She's a group 1 winner now and certainly fits into the One Thousand Guineas category as she hits the line well and also relaxes. Andrew has done a top job with her because he's had to carefully manage her training regime. She's very generous at home, and he's kept a lid on her."[9]