 He recorded his first success in a seven furlong maiden at Naas in August, beating the Dermot Weld-trained favourite Mouteab by two lengths at odds of 9/2.Later that month, in a nursery race (a handicap for two-year-olds) he finished second to Sugar Boy, to whom he was conceding seven pounds.On his final appearance as a juvenile, Designs On Rome was moved up to Group One class for the National Stakes at the Curragh.