In 1983 the independent Timeform organisation described Princess Pati as "promising" and awarded her a rating on 83 p, the "p" indicating that she was likely to make more than usual progress. In the official International Classification for 1984 she was the highest-rated Irish-trained three-year-old filly and the fifth best filly of her generation in Europe behind Northern Trick, Katies, Reine Mathilde and Circus Plume. Timeform gave her a rating of 124 in 1984, seven pounds behind Northern Trick and described her as "an admirably genuine sort".
