▁third ▁ahead ▁of ▁Royal ▁Mill en ni um ▁and ▁Monsieur ▁Bond . ▁Roger ▁Char l ton ▁admitted ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁" g ob sm ack ed " ▁by ▁the ▁performance ▁after ▁many ▁of ▁his ▁horses ▁had ▁been ▁suffering ▁from ▁a ▁resp ir atory ▁in fection . ▁He ▁explained ▁" I ▁can ' t ▁believe ▁it ' s ▁happened ▁really . ▁Each ▁day ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁night m are , ▁wondering ▁if ▁she ▁was ▁going ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁next ▁one ▁to ▁c ough . ▁She ' s ▁been ▁in ▁isol ation ▁for ▁two ▁weeks , ▁but ▁these ▁vir al ▁things ▁are ▁very ▁hard ▁to ▁detect . ▁When ▁we ' ve ▁been ▁going ▁out , ▁I ' ve ▁been ▁waiting ▁for ▁the ▁girl ▁to ▁say , ▁' she ' s ▁c ough ed ▁gu v ' nor ' ." ▁He ▁added ▁that ▁the ▁fil ly ▁" has ▁a ▁fant astic ▁turn ▁of ▁foot ▁and ▁she ▁lov es ▁the ▁soft ▁ground ". ▁ ▁Bre eding ▁record ▁T ante ▁Rose ▁was ▁retired ▁from ▁racing ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁bro od m are ▁for ▁N iel sen ' s ▁stud . ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁the ▁seven - year - old ▁mare ▁was ▁offered ▁for ▁sale ▁at ▁Tat ters alls ▁but ▁was ▁bought ▁back ▁by ▁her ▁vendor , ▁the ▁K ilt in an ▁Stud , ▁when ▁the ▁b idd ing ▁stopped ▁at ▁ 9 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁gu ine as . ▁ ▁Her ▁only ▁recorded ▁fo al ▁has ▁been ▁Rose ▁Diam ond ,