Perfect Story (IRE)

Dam of Perfect Cracker (GB), Tanseeb (GB), Quite A Story (GB)

Country: IRE
Sire: Desert Story (IRE)

Winners (GB & IRE): 5 of 9 runners (56%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 15 from 158 runs
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £119,927 GB · €7,151 IRE
Best progeny OR: 91
Foaled: 2002 · out of Shore Lark (USA)

Progeny

All known progeny


2008	Perfect Cracker (GB)	9	Patrick Chamings	gelding	Dubai Destination (USA)	60	6	14	15.0%	91	£68,441	€0	29 Apr 19
2009	Sygnature (GB)	0	Alan Swinbank	gelding	Authorized (IRE)	10	0	1	0.0%	69	£1,005	€0	28 Aug 13
2011	Tanseeb (GB)	1	Mark Johnston	gelding	Royal Applause (GB)	13	6	1	7.7%	88	£24,344	€0	2 Aug 14
2012	Quite A Story (GB)	2	Archie Watson	mare	Equiano (FR)	21	1	5	9.5%	70	£10,283	€0	17 Nov 17
2014	New Tale (GB)	0	Olly Williams	gelding	Harbour Watch (IRE)	13	0	2	0.0%	50	£1,562	€0	1 Apr 18
2016	The Caretaker (GB)	1	James Ewart	gelding	Mukhadram (GB)	4	1	1	25.0%	-	£1,455	€7,151	4 May 21
2017	Black Box (GB)	0	Robyn Brisland	mare	Iffraaj (GB)	13	0	4	0.0%	68	£3,378	€0	8 Feb 23
2018	Marta Boy (GB)	2	Craig Lidster	gelding	Sepoy (AUS)	19	1	2	10.5%	61	£9,459	€0	21 Jan 22
2019	Storytime (GB)	0	Charles Hills	filly	Time Test (GB)	5	0	0	0.0%	55	£0	€0	25 Aug 22

Every offspring with a British or Irish run since 1990, oldest first, plus unraced offspring we know of from profiles and forward entries.

Progeny's best wins


19 Mar 16	Perfect Cracker (GB)	Wolverhampton (AW)	coral.co.uk Handicap	Class 3	89	£7,439
14 Mar 15	Perfect Cracker (GB)	Wolverhampton (AW)	coral.co.uk Handicap (Tapeta)	Class 3	80	£7,439
6 Jan 16	Perfect Cracker (GB)	Wolverhampton (AW)	coral.co.uk Handicap	Class 4	83	£4,852
20 Feb 15	Perfect Cracker (GB)	Wolverhampton (AW)	Coral Connect Handicap (Tapeta)	Class 4	76	£5,175
30 Jun 14	Perfect Cracker (GB)	Windsor	New Horse Racing Odds At unibet.co.uk Handicap	Class 4	76	£5,175
9 Jun 14	Perfect Cracker (GB)	Windsor	freebets.co.uk World Cup Betting Handicap	Class 4	73	£4,852
26 Aug 16	Quite A Story (GB)	Goodwood	Nyetimber Apprentice Handicap	Class 5	64	£3,235
29 Jun 15	Quite A Story (GB)	Windsor	Download The Unibet Racing App Maiden Fillies' Stakes	Class 5	-	£2,911
19 Jul 13	Tanseeb (GB)	Nottingham	£32 Bonus At 32Red.com Nursery Handicap	Class 5	80	£3,235
31 May 13	Perfect Cracker (GB)	Bath	Bath Ales Salamander Handicap	Class 5	68	£2,588
21 Dec 11	Perfect Cracker (GB)	Kempton (AW)	Racing At skysports.com Handicap	Class 5	75	£2,264
21 Apr 21	Marta Boy (GB)	Lingfield (AW)	Download The At The Races App Handicap	Class 6	56	£2,322
5 Mar 21	Marta Boy (GB)	Newcastle (AW)	Play Ladbrokes 5-A-Side On Football Apprentice Handicap	Class 6	54	£2,782
14 Dec 11	Perfect Cracker (GB)	Kempton (AW)	Back And Lay At betdaq.com Median Auction Maiden Stakes	Class 6	69	£1,617
8 Feb 20	The Caretaker (GB)	Naas (IRE)	Jordan's Centra Supporting Kill GAA (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race	Non-handicap (unclassified)	-	€6,195

Top 20 wins, highest grade first.

Produce by sire


Dubai Destination (USA)	2008	1	1	1	60	9	15.0%	£68,441	€0	Perfect Cracker (GB)
Authorized (IRE)	2009	1	1	0	10	0	0.0%	£1,005	€0	-
Royal Applause (GB)	2011	1	1	1	13	1	7.7%	£24,344	€0	Tanseeb (GB)
Equiano (FR)	2012	1	1	1	21	2	9.5%	£10,283	€0	Quite A Story (GB)
Harbour Watch (IRE)	2014	1	1	0	13	0	0.0%	£1,562	€0	-
Mukhadram (GB)	2016	1	1	1	4	1	25.0%	£1,455	€7,151	The Caretaker (GB)
Iffraaj (GB)	2017	1	1	0	13	0	0.0%	£3,378	€0	-
Sepoy (AUS)	2018	1	1	1	19	2	10.5%	£9,459	€0	Marta Boy (GB)
Time Test (GB)	2019	1	1	0	5	0	0.0%	£0	€0	-

Her known produce grouped by the stallion she was mated with, earliest foal first. Foal years come from age (unraced foals without an age are counted but not dated). GB and IRE records since 1990.

Quick answers

How many winners has Perfect Story produced?: Perfect Story (IRE) is the dam of 9 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1990, 5 of them winners, with 15 wins from 158 runs between them. Runs abroad are not included.
Who is the best offspring of Perfect Story?: On British and Irish black type and ratings, the best offspring of Perfect Story (IRE) is Perfect Cracker (GB), by Dubai Destination (USA), with a best official rating of 91; the top win came in the coral.co.uk Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW) on 19 March 2016.
How much prize money have Perfect Story's offspring won?: The offspring of Perfect Story (IRE) have earned £119,927 in Britain and €7,151 in Ireland since 1990.
What is Perfect Story's pedigree?: Perfect Story (IRE) is by Desert Story (IRE) out of Shore Lark (USA).
Did Perfect Story race?: Yes. In Britain and Ireland: 25 runs, 4 wins. Runs abroad are not included.
Have Perfect Story's daughters produced runners?: 1 daughter of Perfect Story (IRE) has produced runners in Britain and Ireland.
Which family does Perfect Story belong to?: Perfect Story (IRE) belongs to the Shore Lark (USA) female family.

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