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Horse profile

So Sudden (GB)

5yo mare (at last run, May 2014) · Last trainer Mark Rimell · Last owner Mark Rimell
by Needwood Blade (GB) out of Sudden Spirit (FR) (Esprit Du Nord)
2 runs · 2 courses · from Jan 2014
As at 14 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 2 May 2014 — 4,548 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2014 · 11th of 14
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 2 archived starts between Jan 2014 and May 2014, the last of them as a 5yo mare. Finished 11 of 14 at Fontwell last time. By Needwood Blade (GB), whose progeny in our archive have won 7.9% of 2,746 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 2 archived runs · updated 14 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Sep 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 90C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Warwick, 23 Jan 2014

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.

Jumps 2 figures · best 90C · median 86.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Good1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m290C86.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 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 Jan 2008 (187 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3825.3%−2.6—
Good to Firm498357%−0.9—
Good572417.2%−0.70 from 1
Good to Soft275207.3%−0.6—
Soft197168.1%+0.20 from 1
Heavy6657.6%−0.3—
Standard (AW)1,100999%+1.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f444409%+1.1—
6f – 7f928687.3%−0.6—
1m – 1m1f444347.7%−0.2—
1m2f – 1m4f386328.3%+0.4—
1m5f – 2m347246.9%−10 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1631710.4%+2.5—
2m5f – 3m3239.4%+1.5—
Over 3m200%−7.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Sudden Spirit (FR) (Esprit Du Nord)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Gentleman Jon (GB) (7 wins).

The wins came over 1m4f–3m2½f; the highest grade won is Group 2 (Finalmente (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Gentleman Jon (GB)4371m7½f–3m2½fListed
Finalmente (GB)2251m4f–2mGroup 2
Xamborough (FR)80——
Sudden Beat (GB)30——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt KTB Jockey SP
02 May 14+99d Fontwell 88 In Free Bets At 888sport.com Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 13.5f · Good · 14 ran 11/14 13 10-4 83C Killian Moore 100/1
23 Jan 14 Warwick Connolly's Red Mills Bumper Challenge Intermediate Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Soft · 13 ran 12/13 nk 10-5 90C Tom Scudamore 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has So Sudden (GB) won?
So Sudden (GB) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2014.
Who trained So Sudden (GB)?
So Sudden (GB) was trained by Mark Rimell on the most recent run on record, at Fontwell on 2 May 2014.
Who is So Sudden (GB)'s sire?
So Sudden (GB) is by Needwood Blade (GB) out of Sudden Spirit (FR), whose sire is Esprit Du Nord.
What is So Sudden (GB)'s sire's record?
Needwood Blade (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.9% of 2,746 runs since Jan 2008 (187 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are So Sudden (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Sudden Spirit (FR), So Sudden (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Gentleman Jon (GB) (7). Highest grade won: Group 2 (Finalmente (GB)). The wins came over 1m4f–3m2½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2014. 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.