Perfect Power is a bay horse with no white markings bred in Ireland by the County Westmeath-based Tally-Ho Stud, a breeding operation run by the O'Callaghan family.

The colt made his debut in a novice race (for horses with no more than two previous wins) over five furlongson the synthetic Tapeta at Newcastle Racecourse on 25 May when he started at odds of 5/2 and finished third behind Royal Aclaim and Robasta, beaten a length by the winner.

[7] On 9 June the colt started 4/11 favourite for a maiden race on turf at Hamilton Park Racecourse and recorded his first success as he won "easily" by three and a half lengths after taking the lead inside the final furlong.

[8] Eight days after his win at Hamilton, Perfect Power was stepped up in class to contest the Group 3 Norfolk Stakes over five furlongs at Royal Ascot and started at odds of 14/1 in a fifteen-runner field.

After being restrained by Hanagan in the early going the colt was repeatedly denied a clear run as he hung left in the closing stages and came home fifth behind the favourite Asymmetric, Khunan, Gubbass and Ebro River beaten just over a length by the winner.

Christophe Soumillon took the ride when Perfect Power was sent to France to contest the Group 1 Prix Morny over 1200 metres at Deauville Racecourse on 22 August and started the 3.8/1 second favourite behind the Molecomb Stakes winner Armor.

He raced towards the rear of the field before producing a strong late run, took the lead 60 metres from the finish and won by one and a half lengths from the Andre Fabre-trained Trident.