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Horse profile

Needwood Lad (GB)

2yo colt (at last run, Sep 2008) · Last trainer Richard Fahey · Last owner Beechgrove Stud David Bourne
by Needwood Blade (GB) out of Polish Girl (GB) (Polish Precedent)
4 runs · 4 courses · from Jun 2008
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 10 Sep 2008 — 6,629 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2008 · 15th of 16 Won at Newcastle Last raced off OR 82
KTB Profile

Needwood Lad (GB) is 1 from 4, the win coming at Class 6 level. Hasn't won since Aug 2008.

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 6

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 101A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ripon, 26 Aug 2008 Official rating 82 at the last run, 10 Sep 2008

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 4 figures · best 101A · median 89
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft294A76.5—
Good to Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
6f – 7f4101A89—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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
Needwood Blade (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.9% of 2,746 runs since Mar 2008 (187 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3825.3%−2.6—
Good to Firm498357%−0.90 from 1
Good572417.2%−0.7—
Good to Soft275207.3%−0.60 from 1
Soft197168.1%+0.21 from 2
Heavy6657.6%−0.3—
Standard (AW)1,100999%+1.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f444409%+1.1—
6f – 7f928687.3%−0.61 from 4
1m – 1m1f444347.7%−0.2—
1m2f – 1m4f386328.3%+0.4—
1m5f – 2m347246.9%−1—
2m1f – 2m4f1631710.4%+2.5—
2m5f – 3m3239.4%+1.5—
Over 3m200%−7.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Polish Girl (GB) (Polish Precedent)

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
Soft 2 1 50% +0.75
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 6 1 1 100% +1.75
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Ripon 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 1 100% +1.75
Redcar 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2008 · 4 runs
10 Sep 08+15d Doncaster Flakt Woods Nursery Handicap Class 3 · 7f · Soft · 16 ran 15/16 4½ 9-2 8259C Paul Hanagan 11/2
26 Aug 08+20d Ripon Ripon Land Rover Nursery Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 2/12 ½ 9-0 76101A Paul Hanagan 7/4F
06 Aug 08+57d Newcastle Armstrong World Industries Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 6 · 6f · Soft · 13 ran 1/13 9-3 7694A Paul Hanagan 7/4F
10 Jun 08 Redcar Redcar A Course For All Reasons Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 3/14 1¼ 9-3 8184A Paul Hanagan 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Needwood Lad won?
Needwood Lad (GB) won 1 of 4 archived starts in 2008, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 3 times in total (75% of starts).
Who trained Needwood Lad?
Needwood Lad (GB) was trained by Richard Fahey on the most recent run on record, at Doncaster on 10 September 2008.
Who is Needwood Lad's sire?
Needwood Lad (GB) is by Needwood Blade (GB) out of Polish Girl (GB), whose sire is Polish Precedent.
What is Needwood Lad's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 82, from the run on 10 September 2008. That is also the highest on record.
What is Needwood Lad's sire's record?
Needwood Blade (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.9% of 2,746 runs since Mar 2008 (187 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from June 2008. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.