This was the real Precise.
This was the Precise who blew us away last year. This was the Precise who won the Fillies' Mile (G1) by a mile and left the likes of Legacy Link in her wake. This was the Precise her trainer hailed as "unique" and something he had "never had before."
Oh, yes, the Irish One Thousand Guineas (G1) at the Curragh May 24 was the moment Precise ridden by Wayne Lordan, reminded us all that we are not just dealing with an outstanding 2-year-old here, but, perhaps, an even better 3-year-old.
The market got it badly wrong, as did Ryan Moore, with both falling for True Love. Who could blame them? She was a brilliant winner of the One Thousand Guineas (G1) at Newmarket May 3 and Precise had 5 lengths to make up in the space of just three weeks. She didn't just make them up, she added on another two and a half for good measure. This was as emphatic as it gets in a Classic.
It was Aidan O'Brien's 12th success in this particular Classic and the sixth time he has mopped up both the One Thousand and Two Thousand Irish Guineas in the same weekend.
But it's the first time he has completed the English-French-Irish One Thousand Guineas treble. In True Love, Diamond Necklace, and Precise, he has three of the most fabulous fillies he could wish for.
Precise might just be the pick of them.
O'Brien has been telling us she is unique, and she could try to do something that is almost unique next. No Ballydoyle-based filly has won the Irish One Thousand Guineas and the Epsom Oaks (G1) since Imagine did the double 25 years ago, but there is every chance Precise will bid for the quickfire double at Epsom June 5.
