Perfect Reel (2021)

Foal Date

01-Jan-21

Colour

bay

Sire

Highland Reel

Dam

Only Exception

Prize Money

$9200

Trainer

Katherine S. Neilson

Owners

Reed, Nancy A And Cat And Kat Racing

About

Perfect Reel is a 4yo trained by Katherine S. Neilson. Its sire is Highland Reel and its dam is Only Exception. The horse has not yet broken its maiden, failing to win in four starts. In its most recent start at Colonial Downs on 22 Aug 2025, ridden by Gerard Galligan, Perfect Reel finished eighth behind the winner Swore.

Raced At

Colonial Downs

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Colonial Downs 22-Aug-25 3621m R1 Race 1 (of $60,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 04:10.490, SP: 10.00 stalked the early pace throughout and made a three to four wide bid leaving the turn but was bumped and sandwiched and had to check leaving the furlong marker and weakened.	G Galligan 67.1kg 9.75L	8 (8)
Colonial Downs 08-Aug-25 3621m R2 Md $6,000 (of $60,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 04:04.650, SP: 20.00 chased the leader for the first circuit, made a bid over the eighth fence and gained a short lead leaving the last fence, then was headed leaving the furlong marker and faded while staying on for the show award.	G Galligan 67.1kg 10.75L	3 (8)
Ballysteen 26-Apr-25 4828m SOFT Md (of $44,708), SP: 8/1 Ld, 4l adv 1/2way, 1l adv 2out, rdn & jnd bef last, kow run-in, hdd & drpd to 2nd cl hm	J L Scallan 74.8kg 0.30L	2
Leopardstown 18-May-24 1609m GOOD R2 Md (of $16,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:42.440, SP: 125/1 Slowly into stride, always towards rear, never a factor	D E Sheehy 60.8kg 15.00L	13 (13)