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Ireland 3yo

Needle Match (GB)

T: William Haggas · J: Tom Marquand · O: Saeed Suhail
By Night Of Thunder (IRE) out of Cleopatra's Gift (USA)
Form 1-402
  1. 2
  2. 0
  3. 4
  4. 1
11/2 Current odds
1/4 W/R
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Active
  • 4 runs
  • 1 wins
  • placed
  • 25% strike
  • 25 d off

Recent form

Form figures 1-402 25 days off
2 6 Aug 2026 Bahrain Turf Club Desmond Stakes (G… Leopardstown (IRE) 0 2 May 2026 Betfred 2000 Guineas Stakes (No Ge… Newmarket 4 18 Apr 2026 Watership Down Stud Too Darn Hot Gr… Newbury 1 24 Oct 2025 One Up On Football At BetVictor EBF… Newbury
On Good to Firm 0/1 0 wins · 0 placed

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 4 runs · form score 0–100
24 Oct 2025 · Newbury · 1st/8 (won 0) 18 Apr 2026 · Newbury · 4th/8 (btn .5) 2 May 2026 · Newmarket · 13th/14 (btn 1.25) 6 Aug 2026 · Leopardstown (IRE) · 2nd/8 (btn 1.25)
  • Win
  • Placed
  • Mid-pack
  • Rear
  • DNF
  • OR mark
Peak form
100
Mean
56
Win %
25%
Placed %
50%
Trend
Unknown

Course Record

3 venues

Career strike 50%; best at Newbury (50% from 2 runs).

  • Newbury 50% 1-0-2
  • Leopardstown (IRE) 100% 0-1-1
  • Newmarket 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

1 jockey · 1 trainer

Jockeys

  • Tom Marquand NOW 50% 1-1-4

Trainers

  • William Haggas NOW 50% 1-1-4

Race history

4 of 4 runs
Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds
6 Aug 2026 Bahrain Turf Club Desmond Stakes (Group 3) Leopardstown (IRE) Class 1 2nd/8 1.25 Good 1m Tom Marquand OR 106 13/2
2 May 2026 Betfred 2000 Guineas Stakes (No Geldings) Newmarket Class 1 13th/14 1.25 Good To Firm 1m Tom Marquand OR 106 18/1
18 Apr 2026 Watership Down Stud Too Darn Hot Greenham Stakes (Colts & Geldings) Newbury Class 1 4th/8 .5 Good 7f Tom Marquand 20/1
24 Oct 2025 One Up On Football At BetVictor EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div I) Newbury Class 4 1st/8 +0 Soft 6½f Tom Marquand 2/1

Connections

Trainer
William Haggas 21%
Jockey
Tom Marquand 13%
Owner
Saeed Suhail
Sire
Night Of Thunder (IRE)
Dam
Cleopatra's Gift (USA)
Dam sire
American Pharoah
Country
Ireland
Age
3yo

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