448:). Murtagh adopted new tactics, sending Simply Perfect into the lead soon after the start. She ran on strongly in the straight and held off the challenge of Iridescence to win by a length, with Arch Swing in third and the favourite Nannina in fourth. Explaining his decision to lead early, Murtagh said: "I didn't think there was going to be much pace in the race so I thought she might get an easy lead. Jeremy thought she might be a bit keen but I told him she would settle. She was looking round a bit but she was all go and when I got to the three pole, I thought 'she isn't going to get beat today'." Noseda called the winner "a very tough filly. She has been going since before Royal Ascot last year and she has now won a Group One at two and three." Later in the month, Simply Perfect was sent to France for the
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Perfect hung to the right in the closing stages but won by one and a half lengths from Treat, with English Ballet in third place. After the race, Noseda described Simply Perfect as "a tough, honest filly who was fast enough to finish placed in the Queen Mary, and to be still going forward as she has is a great credit to her."
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Murtagh in the back straight. Her retirement was announced shortly afterwards. Noseda was unable to explain the filly's erratic performance at Monmouth Park, but described her as "a pleasure to train and has been great to have around the
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from the finish and won by a length. Two weeks later, Simply
Perfect and English Ballet met again in the Group One Fillies' Mile at Ascot and started at odds of 11/4 and 5/2 respectively. Holland positioned the filly just behind the leaders before moving up to take the lead approaching the final
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Trehedyn Stud Her sire Danehill (who died in 2003) was one of the most successful stallions of the last twenty years, producing the winners of more than a thousand races, including one hundred and fifty-six at Group
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513:Pedigree of Simply Perfect (GB), grey mare, 2004
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205:. In the following season she finished third in
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285:. On 5 October she was bought for 220,000
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1077:Turia Tellwright (1 November 2007).
238:level. Among his best offspring are
1009:"Simply Perfect takes Falmouth win"
473:Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf
326:when she finished second in a five
219:Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf
104:Trehedyn Stud and Quarry Bloodstock
16:British-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
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842:"Tattersalls sales, October 2005"
941:Tony Elves (24 September 2006).
923:. Racing Post. 23 September 2006
797:"Hotelgenie Dot Com race record"
701:'s offspring Simply Perfect is
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1103:"Really Lovely race record"
990:. Racing Post. 11 July 2007
875:. Racing Post. 14 July 2006
690:Aurorabella (Family: 14-c)
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369:over seven furlongs at the
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1105:. Racing Post. 2011-06-02
799:. Racing Post. 2011-06-02
757:. Archive.breederscup.com
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988:"Falmouth Stakes result"
894:"May Hill Stakes result"
195:Princess Margaret Stakes
617:Hotelgenie Dot Com (GB)
500:, won a maiden race at
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921:"Fillies' Mile result"
776:"Danehill Stud record"
446:Queen Elizabeth II Cup
415:Epsom Downs Racecourse
1129:2004 racehorse births
345:Queen Mary Stakes at
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502:Southwell Racecourse
454:Deauville Racecourse
382:Doncaster Racecourse
367:Moyglare Stud Stakes
260:Moyglare Stud Stakes
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705:4 × 4 to the mare
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444:mare Iridescence (
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50:Hotelgenie Dot Com
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589:Flower Bowl
577:His Majesty
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558:Pas de Nom
423:Light Shift
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640:Rocchetta
631:Sharpen Up
599:Buckpasser
440:) and the
363:Indian Ink
335:Prix Morny
303:Ballydoyle
225:Background
150:Major wins
1035:USA Today
665:Carwhite
504:in 2011.
481:USA Today
343:Group Two
283:Newmarket
281:sales at
187:Group One
183:broodmare
37:Grandsire
699:Danehill
649:Nebbiolo
542:Nearctic
521:Danehill
508:Pedigree
337:and the
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275:yearling
201:and the
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488:yard."
485:bolting
469:Echelon
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266:winner
236:Grade I
124:Trainer
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