Needle Match
Needle Match is a 3-year-old with just two races under its belt, but what it has done with those two outings is hard to ignore. A win and a place from only two career races means it has finished in the top two every single time it has stepped onto a track — a 100% hit rate for placing, with a win already banked. That first victory came at Newbury in October 2025, and for a horse this young and this lightly raced, getting off the mark so cleanly is exactly the kind of start that keeps people interested.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
50%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The stable behind Needle Match gives it every chance of building on that promise. William Haggas, based in Newmarket, is one of the most respected trainers in Britain, and this season his yard has sent out 175 winners — a number that reflects a serious, well-run operation at the top of the sport. When a horse like Needle Match comes through a yard producing that kind of volume of winners, it tends to mean the team knows exactly what they have and when to use it.
With only two races to judge it on, Needle Match remains something of an unknown quantity — but an intriguing one. It raced just one day ago, so it is very much in active training and its story is still being written. The next few runs will tell us a great deal about just how good this young horse might be.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🏅 Competition Level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
18 Apr
4th
Newbury
7f – 1m · Good · 8 runners
24 Oct
🏆 Won
Newbury
7f – 1m · Soft · 9 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Newbury Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
18 Apr |
50% |