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On her three-year-old debut in April, Myrobella reverted to the minimum distance of five furlongs and won the
Severeals Stakes at Newmarket in April. She was then moved up in distance to contest the 117th running of the 1000 Guineas over Newmarket's Rowley Mile course on 29 April. She failed to stay
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in autumn, winning the
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185:Top-rated British two-year-old (1932)
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360:winner Betty (130) and the
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324:Sandown Park Racecourse
160:Fern Hill Stakes (1933)
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1000:"ROYAL FILLY DEFEATED"
976:A Century of Champions
821:"WHEN THE "TOTE" LOST"
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202:. Bred by the British
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843:"ENGLISH YOUNGSTERS"
777:"AS GOOD AS TIFFIN?"
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394:Royal Ascot
366:Brown Betty
312:maiden race
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60:White Eagle
1044:Categories
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634:Loved One
614:Merry Gal
599:Gallinule
569:Tarporley
559:Symington
543:Bona Vista
525:Roi Herode
454:Cameronian
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226:Background
141:Major wins
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549:Castania
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509:Tetratema
339:Doncaster
291:Wiltshire
260:Sansovino
200:broodmare
192:Myrobella
52:Dolabella
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378:Tiffin
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256:Sickle
244:Tiffin
180:Awards
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133:Record
93:Colour
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