Needle Match (GB)
Needle Match (GB) is 1 from 6, the win coming at Class 4 level.
- 1–6Wins / Runs
- 16.7%Strike rate
- 2 (33.3%)Placed
- −3.00£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 1.43Fair A/E n=6 · 1.21 incl. margin
- 107Highest OR
- 72dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 112
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 112A | 95 | 3 · 112 / 95 |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 112A | 85 | 4 · 112 / 85 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 95A | 72.5 | 2 · 95 / 72.5 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 18 Oct 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 16.3% of 5,056 runs since Jan 2008 (559 horses).
Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7% from 157.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 2 | 50% | +33.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 831 | 154 | 18.5% | +2.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 1,217 | 199 | 16.4% | +0.1 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 579 | 92 | 15.9% | −0.4 | — |
| Soft | 698 | 118 | 16.9% | +0.6 | 1 from 1 |
| Heavy | 213 | 36 | 16.9% | +0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,514 | 224 | 14.8% | −1.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 382 | 60 | 15.7% | −0.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2,111 | 372 | 17.6% | +1.3 | 1 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,351 | 205 | 15.2% | −1.1 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 997 | 171 | 17.2% | +0.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 157 | 11 | 7% | −9.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 47 | 5 | 10.6% | −5.7 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | −5.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −16.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 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 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newbury | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Marquand | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.00 |
| Cieren Fallon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
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 | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Oct 26+42d | Ascot | Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Sponsored By Qatar Racing) (Group 1) Quickly into stride to cut out the running - pushed for more over 2f out - overtaken over 1f out - tired inside final furlong to finish 4th | 4/11 | nk | 9-3 | 106 | 79A | 115A | Cieren Fallon | 150/1 |
| 05 Sep 26+30d | Haydock | Betfair Backs Opinions Superior Mile Stakes (Group 3) settled in the pack - lost touch inside the final furlong - dropped away close home finishing 7th | 7/9 | 1½ | 9-0 | 107 | 91A | 85A | Tom Marquand | 3/1F |
| 06 Aug 26+96d | Leopardstown (IRE) | Bahrain Turf Club Desmond Stakes (Group 3) Settled midfield early - 4th at halfway - asked for effort entering the straight and pressed on inside final furlong - finished strongly to snatch second close home | 2/8 | 1¼ | 9-2 | 106 | 112A | 96A | Tom Marquand | 13/2 |
| 02 May 26+14d | Newmarket | Betfred 2000 Guineas Stakes (Group 1) Settled among the front group on the far flank - pressed for effort with 3f remaining - lost ground inside the final furlong - eventually well held in 13th | 13/14 | 1¼ | 9-2 | 106 | 72C | 86C | Tom Marquand | 18/1 |
| 18 Apr 26+176d | Newbury | Watership Down Stud Too Darn Hot Greenham Stakes (Group 3) Bumped at the break - settled just off the pace - pressed for effort inside final furlong - finished well to grab fourth close home | 4/8 | ½ | 9-2 | — | 95A | 100A | Tom Marquand | 20/1 |
| 24 Oct 25 | Newbury | One Up On Football At BetVictor EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Held up towards the back - made ground from over 2f out - driven into second inside the final furlong - edged in front close home - held on to score | 1/8 | 9-7 | — | 50A | 97A | Tom Marquand | 2/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Needle Match (GB) won?
- Needle Match (GB) won 1 of 6 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 2 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trains Needle Match (GB)?
- Needle Match (GB) is trained by William Haggas, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 17 October 2026.
- Who is Needle Match (GB)'s sire?
- Needle Match (GB) is by Night Of Thunder (IRE) out of Cleopatra's Gift (USA), whose sire is American Pharoah.
- What is Needle Match (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 106, from the run on 17 October 2026. The highest on record is 107.
- What is Needle Match (GB)'s sire's record?
- Night Of Thunder (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 16.3% of 5,056 runs since Jan 2008 (559 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7% from 157.