Hard Needle (IRE)
Hard Needle (IRE) is yet to win from 3 starts.
- 0–3Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −3.00£1 level staken=3 at SP
- 31dBetween runs (median)longest 225 d
KTB Speed and Rating
No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast
Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.
Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 5% of 1,228 runs since Jan 2008 (139 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 11 | 0 | 0% | −5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 149 | 6 | 4% | −1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 407 | 25 | 6.1% | +1.1 | — |
| Good to Soft | 188 | 6 | 3.2% | −1.8 | — |
| Soft | 278 | 13 | 4.7% | −0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 190 | 12 | 6.3% | +1.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 8 | 0 | 0% | −5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 402 | 19 | 4.7% | −0.3 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 442 | 24 | 5.4% | +0.4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 321 | 18 | 5.6% | +0.6 | — |
| Over 3m | 55 | 1 | 1.8% | −3.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Whelan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sean Flanagan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 · 2 runs | ||||||||
| 05 Sep 07+225d | Clonmel | Comeragh Maiden Hurdle | 8/14 | 4½ | 10-13 | 56C | Sean Flanagan | 50/1 |
| 23 Jan 07+31d | Thurles | Crossogue House Equestrian Maiden Hurdle | 14/18 | 23 | 11-4 | 99C | Ken Whelan | 33/1 |
| 2006 · 1 run | ||||||||
| 23 Dec 06 | Navan | Santa Claus Maiden Hurdle | 25/30 | 8 | 11-2 | 87C | Ken Whelan | 50/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Hard Needle won?
- Hard Needle (IRE) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts between 2006 and 2007.
- Who trained Hard Needle?
- Hard Needle (IRE) was trained by Liz Doyle on the most recent run on record, at Clonmel on 5 September 2007.
- Who is Hard Needle's sire?
- Hard Needle (IRE) is by Needle Gun (IRE) out of Milly Daydream (GB), whose sire is Hard Fought.
- What is Hard Needle's sire's record?
- Needle Gun (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 5% of 1,228 runs since Jan 2008 (139 horses), Flat and jumps together.