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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 1-4027
  1. 7
  2. 2
  3. 0
  4. 4
  5. 1
5/2 Current odds
1/5 W/R
108 RPR
96 TS
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Active
  • 5 runs
  • 1 wins
  • placed
  • 20% strike
  • 17 d off
  • 108 best RPR

Recent form

Form figures 1-4027 17 days off
7 5 Sep 2026 Betfair Backs Opinions Superior Mil… Haydock 2 6 Aug 2026 Bahrain Turf Club Desmond Stakes (G… Leopardstown (IRE) 0 2 May 2026 Betfred 2000 Guineas Stakes (Group … 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
At Haydock 0/1 0 wins · 0 placed
On Heavy 0/1 0 wins · 0 placed
Best RPR 108 Career peak
Best TS 96 Career peak

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 5 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) 5 Sep 2026 · Haydock · 7th/9 (btn 1.5)
  • Win
  • Placed
  • Mid-pack
  • Rear
  • DNF
  • OR mark
Peak form
100
Mean
50
Win %
20%
Placed %
40%
Trend
Unknown

Course Record

4 venues

Career strike 40%; best at Newbury (50% from 2 runs).

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

Connections History

1 jockey · 1 trainer

Jockeys

  • Tom Marquand NOW 40% 1-1-5

Trainers

  • William Haggas NOW 40% 1-1-5

Race history

5 of 5 runs
Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds
5 Sep 2026 Betfair Backs Opinions Superior Mile Stakes (Group 3) Haydock Class 1 7th/9 1.5 Heavy 1m Tom Marquand OR 107 3/1F
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 (Group 1) 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 (Group 3) 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 1) Newbury Class 4 1st/8 +0 Soft 6f110y Tom Marquand 2/1

Connections

Trainer
William Haggas 23%
Jockey
Tom Marquand 16%
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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