Murtagh Happy With Perfect Partner Simply Perfect delighted big-race jockey Johnny Murtagh as she stretched her legs at Monmouth Park ahead of the Breeders' Cup Filly And Mare Turf.The grey went onto the course with Jeremy Noseda's Juvenile Turf challenger Strike The Deal and, after completing a circuit, Murtagh put forward the view his mount has a good chance of getting the 11-furlong trip at the weekend.Murtagh said: 'Simply Perfect was very relaxed with her pony which helped her to settle. She's fresh and well and I'm hoping she'll have every chance of getting the trip as this is a sharp track.'Assessing his other rides, Murtagh reaffirmed the huge task facing Aidan O'Brien's Excellent Art from stall 13 in the Mile.He added: 'It all depends on how well he breaks and from that draw you could end up four or five wide. I'll be riding for luck.'Murtagh rides Achill Island for O'Brien in the Juvenile Turf and he went on: 'Aidan's two-year-olds are starting to run well and the form of this colt has stood up well.'(C) PA Sport
