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Needle Prick (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2009) · Last trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies · Last owner N A Twiston Davies
by Needle Gun (IRE) out of Emerson Supreme (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
23 runs · 11 courses · from Jan 2005
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 Oct 2009 — 6,228 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2009 · 9th of 14 Won at Worcester Last raced off OR 82
KTB Profile

Needle Prick (IRE) is 1 from 23, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Oct 2006. Last raced off 82, 14lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 23 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5 OR ↓ 14lb off peak
Official rating82↓ 14lb off peak
82 82–96

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 83A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Worcester, 7 Aug 2009 Official rating 82 at the last run, 8 Oct 2009

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 23 figures · best 108C · median 83
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good10108C87.5—
Good to Firm698C78—
Good to Soft5103C82—
Soft291C87—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m998C84—
1m5f – 2m797C79—
Over 3m4103C85.5—
2m1f – 2m4f3108C96—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 23 figures from 23 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
Needle Gun (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 5% of 1,228 runs since Jan 2008 (139 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1100%−5—
Good to Firm14964%−10 from 6
Good407256.1%+1.10 from 10
Good to Soft18863.2%−1.81 from 5
Soft278134.7%−0.30 from 2
Heavy190126.3%+1.3—
Standard (AW)500%−5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f800%−5—
1m5f – 2m402194.7%−0.30 from 7
2m1f – 2m4f442245.4%+0.40 from 3
2m5f – 3m321185.6%+0.61 from 9
Over 3m5511.8%−3.20 from 4

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Emerson Supreme (IRE) (Supreme Leader)

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

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 10 0 0% −10.00
Good to Firm 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Soft 5 1 20% +2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 11 1 9% −4.00
Class 4 9 0 0% −9.00
Class 6 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Worcester 8 1 13% −1.00
Huntingdon 3 0 0% −3.00
Southwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Uttoxeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Stratford 2 0 0% −2.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Folkestone 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 9 1 11% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 7 0 0% −7.00
Over 3m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
David England 10 1 10% −3.00
Paddy Brennan 4 0 0% −4.00
Marc Goldstein 4 0 0% −4.00
Carl Llewellyn 3 0 0% −3.00
Sam Twiston-Davies 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Molloy 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 22 1 5% −15.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 5 0 0% −5.00
2007 8 0 0% −8.00
2006 7 1 14% +0.00
2005 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 18 1 6% −11.00
NH Flat 3 0 0% −3.00
Chase 2 0 0% −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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2009 · 5 runs
08 Oct 09+32d Worcester Ladbrokes Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 9/14 5 10-6 8274C Sam Twiston-Davies 9/1
06 Sep 09+30d Worcester Bursting To Go With Andyloos Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 23f · Good · 13 ran 8/13 30 11-1 8277C Tom Molloy 12/1
07 Aug 09+10d Worcester Lunch In The Severn Restaurant Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 7/11 4½ 11-11 8483A Paddy Brennan 17/2
28 Jul 09+16d Perth Bet With The Dewhurst Ring Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 3/13 21 11-6 8482A Paddy Brennan 11/2
12 Jul 09+594d Southwell totetrifecta Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 26f · Good · 16 ran 12/16 30 11-7 8579C David England 8/1
2007 · 8 runs
26 Nov 07+26d Ludlow Turftv Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24f · Good · 16 ran 8/16 1½ 11-6 9284C David England 4/1F
31 Oct 07+7d Huntingdon Inviron Ltd Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good · 11 ran 5/11 nk 11-1 9496C Paddy Brennan 7/1
24 Oct 07+42d Folkestone Folkestone Racecourse For Weddings Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 14 ran 3/14 6 11-1 94108C Paddy Brennan 11/2
12 Sep 07+90d Uttoxeter bet365.com Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 3/16 2 10-4 9298C David England 16/1
14 Jun 07+81d Uttoxeter Errina Has A Bun In The Oven Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24f · Good · 13 ran 7/13 8 11-6 9491C Marc Goldstein 8/1
25 Mar 07+11d Southwell Buy Tickets On Line Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24.5f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 8/12 30 11-6 9474C Marc Goldstein 11/2
14 Mar 07+43d Huntingdon London Irish St. Patrick's Day Celebration Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 25f · Good · 17 ran 8/17 1¼ 10-3 9492C Marc Goldstein 6/1
30 Jan 07+38d Taunton AJA Amateur Riders' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Soft · 12 ran 4/12 13 10-10 9491C David England 7/2
2006 · 7 runs
23 Dec 06+35d Hereford toteexacta Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 25.5f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 4/16 ¾ 11-7 95103C David England 33/1
18 Nov 06+44d Huntingdon toteplacepot Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 25f · Good · 9 ran 8/9 6 10-13 9670C Marc Goldstein 7/1
05 Oct 06+13d Worcester Worcester Racecourse For Conferences Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 1/10 11-2 8879C David England 6/1
22 Sep 06+50d Worcester World Bet Exchange Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Good · 14 ran 3/14 12 10-7 8894C David England 10/1
03 Aug 06+11d Stratford Geoff And Jackie Selling Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 3/11 1½ 10-7 —79C David England 20/1
23 Jul 06+18d Stratford Claydon Horse Exercisers Novices' Selling Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 11 ran 8/11 ¾ 10-7 —79C David England 16/1
05 Jul 06+350d Worcester Racing By The River Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 12/14 5 10-3 —63C David England 20/1
2005 · 3 runs
20 Jul 05+101d Worcester 3663 First For Food Service HBLB Standard Open NH Flat race Class 6 · 16f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 6/15 ¾ 11-2 —97C Carl Llewellyn 8/1
10 Apr 05+69d Worcester Maiden NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Good To Firm · 19 ran 10/19 ½ 10-10 —77C Carl Llewellyn 14/1
31 Jan 05 Exeter 4yo NH Flat Race Class 6 · 13f · Soft · 14 ran 8/14 1 11-0 —83C Carl Llewellyn 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Needle Prick won?
Needle Prick (IRE) won 1 of 23 archived starts between 2005 and 2009, a strike rate of 4.3%. Placed 7 times in total (30.4% of starts).
Who trained Needle Prick?
Needle Prick (IRE) was trained by Nigel Twiston-Davies on the most recent run on record, at Worcester on 8 October 2009.
Who is Needle Prick's sire?
Needle Prick (IRE) is by Needle Gun (IRE) out of Emerson Supreme (IRE), whose sire is Supreme Leader.
What going does Needle Prick prefer?
Needle Prick (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Needle Prick's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 82, from the run on 8 October 2009. The highest on record is 96.
What is Needle Prick'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.

Record shown from January 2005. 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.