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Horse profile

Needhams Gap (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2021) · Last trainer Gary Moore · Last owner G L Moore
by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Blue Maxi (IRE) (Milan)
3 runs · 3 courses · from Dec 2019
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 Mar 2021 — 2,041 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2021 · 8th of 11
KTB Profile

Needhams Gap (IRE) is yet to win from 3 starts. Best effort: 3rd of 4 at Leicester (Mar 2021).

Based on 3 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Jumps 2 figures · best 100C · median 84
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 3 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 3 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 95C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Leicester, 12 Mar 2021

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 2 figures · best 95C · median 89
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 3 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 3 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · 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

Sire
Flemensfirth (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 17,274 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3800%−11.9—
Good to Firm522509.6%−2.3—
Good4,05144110.9%−1—
Good to Soft2,93135412.1%+0.20 from 1
Soft5,87675112.8%+0.9—
Heavy3,81444911.8%−0.10 from 2
Standard (AW)4224.8%−7.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f200%−11.9—
1m2f – 1m4f2514%−7.9—
1m5f – 2m4,48454712.2%+0.30 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f6,07772411.9%00 from 1
2m5f – 3m5,25462211.8%−0.1—
Over 3m1,43215310.7%−1.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Blue Maxi (IRE) (Milan)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Dunbulcan Bay (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Niall Houlihan 2 0 0% −2.00
Jamie Moore 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 2 0 0% −2.00
2019 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 2 0 0% −2.00
Chase 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt SpdKTB Jockey SP
20 Mar 21+8d Fontwell Visit attheraces.com Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 17.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 8/11 2¼ 10-13 68C83C Niall Houlihan 14/1
12 Mar 21+461d Leicester Bet At racingtv.com Beginners' Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 16f · Heavy · 4 ran 3/4 7 10-11 100C95C Niall Houlihan 8/1
07 Dec 19 Sandown Peter & Thelma Brooks Diamond Anniversary 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Heavy · 13 ran PU/13 — 10-12 —— Jamie Moore 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Needhams Gap (IRE) won?
Needhams Gap (IRE) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts between 2019 and 2021.
Who trained Needhams Gap (IRE)?
Needhams Gap (IRE) was trained by Gary Moore on the most recent run on record, at Fontwell on 20 March 2021.
Who is Needhams Gap (IRE)'s sire?
Needhams Gap (IRE) is by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Blue Maxi (IRE), whose sire is Milan.
What is Needhams Gap (IRE)'s sire's record?
Flemensfirth (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 17,274 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Needhams Gap (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Blue Maxi (IRE), Needhams Gap (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2019. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.