 Rafha made her first appearance as a three-year-old in the Listed Princess Elizabeth Stakes over eight and a half furlongs at Epsom on 24 April.Starting the even money favourite an eight-runner field she took the lead a furlong out and accelerated away from her rivals to win by ten lengths from the Ian Balding-trained Spurned.On 12 May the filly started 8/13 favourite for the Listed Oaks Trial over eleven and half furlongs at Lingfield Park and won by a neck from Knights Baroness after taking the lead approaching the final furlong.