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Horse profile

Diamond Needed

No Excuse Needed (GB) × Martha Daly (GB) (Royal Applause (GB))

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 2006

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 15 Jun 2008, Cork (IRE) (12/13)
Last win (GB & IRE): Never won

Recent form

912

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Days	Future form
15 Jun 08	Cork (IRE)	12/13	50/1	dist	Willie Supple	F Costello	Cheestrings Auction Maiden	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Flat Turf	6f	Good to Firm	8-11	What's Up Pussycat (IRE)	€11,056	23	0/11
23 May 08	Tipperary (IRE)	9/10	20/1	dist	R M Burke	F Costello	Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Flat Turf	7½f	Firm	9-3	Grand Ducal (IRE)	€11,747	-	0/9

12/1315 Jun 08 · Cork (IRE)50/1
Cheestrings Auction Maiden
Non-handicap (unclassified)6fGood to Firm
All fields
Date
15 Jun 08
Course
Cork (IRE)
Pos
12/13
SP
50/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
Willie Supple
Trainer
F Costello
Race
Cheestrings Auction Maiden
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Flat Turf
Dist
6f
Going
Good to Firm
Wgt
8-11
Winner / 2nd
What's Up Pussycat (IRE)
Winner prize
€11,056
Days
23
Future form
0/11
9/1023 May 08 · Tipperary (IRE)20/1
Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden
Non-handicap (unclassified)7½fFirm
All fields
Date
23 May 08
Course
Tipperary (IRE)
Pos
9/10
SP
20/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
R M Burke
Trainer
F Costello
Race
Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Flat Turf
Dist
7½f
Going
Firm
Wgt
9-3
Winner / 2nd
Grand Ducal (IRE)
Winner prize
€11,747
Days
-
Future form
0/9

Every British and Irish run since 1990, latest first. Btn is the overall distance beaten (lengths). Where the horse won, the runner-up and winning margin are shown.

Trainer changes

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
F Costello	23 May 08	15 Jun 08	9/10	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

F Costello

Trainer: F Costello
First run: 23 May 08
Last run: 15 Jun 08
First run for yard: 9/10
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Trained by one trainer throughout its British and Irish career.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

Code	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)	First run	Last run
Flat	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0	23 May 08	15 Jun 08

Flat

Code: Flat
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 23 May 08
Last run: 15 Jun 08

Placed = 1st in 2-4 runners, 1st-2nd in 5-7, 1st-3rd in 8+.

Pedigree

Sire branchNo Excuse Needed (GB)

Parent · 1

SireNo Excuse Needed (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireMachiavellian (USA)
Sire's damNawaiet (USA)

Great-grandparents · 4

Sire's sire's sireNot traced
Sire's sire's damNot traced
Sire's dam's sireNot traced
Sire's dam's damNot traced

Dam branchMartha Daly (GB)

Parent · 1

DamMartha Daly (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireRoyal Applause (GB)
Dam's damPrimulette (GB)

Great-grandparents · 4

Dam's sire's sireNot traced
Dam's sire's damNot traced
Dam's dam's sireNot traced
Dam's dam's damNot traced

No Excuse Needed (GB)

Martha Daly (GB)

Machiavellian (USA)

Nawaiet (USA)

Royal Applause (GB)

Primulette (GB)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseDiamond Needed (IRE)

Sexgelding

Foaled2006

SireNo Excuse Needed (GB)

DamMartha Daly (GB)

DamsireRoyal Applause (GB)

Sire's sireMachiavellian (USA)

Sire's damNawaiet (USA)

2nd damPrimulette (GB)

Dam's produce0 winners from 1 runners

Female line

Martha Daly (GB) · by Royal Applause (GB) · 0 winners from 1 runners
Primulette (GB) · 11 winners from 14 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
No Excuse Needed (GB)	Martha Daly (GB)	Royal Applause (GB)	gelding	Flat 8.2f · NH 2m2f	Flat 7.1f · NH 2m2f

No Excuse Needed (GB)

Sire: No Excuse Needed (GB)
Dam: Martha Daly (GB)
Damsire: Royal Applause (GB)
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 8.2f · NH 2m2f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 7.1f · NH 2m2f

Progeny of No Excuse Needed (GB) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All Flat runs	213	14	43	6.6%	20.2%	2
At 7f to 1m	77	2	9	2.6%	11.7%	1
On Good to firm or firmer going	49	4	13	8.2%	26.5%	2
At 7f to 1m on Good to firm or firmer going	11	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	1

All Flat runs

Condition: All Flat runs
Runs: 213
Wins: 14
Placed: 43
Win %: 6.6%
Place %: 20.2%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

At 7f to 1m

Condition: At 7f to 1m
Runs: 77
Wins: 2
Placed: 9
Win %: 2.6%
Place %: 11.7%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Good to firm or firmer going

Condition: On Good to firm or firmer going
Runs: 49
Wins: 4
Placed: 13
Win %: 8.2%
Place %: 26.5%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

At 7f to 1m on Good to firm or firmer going

Condition: At 7f to 1m on Good to firm or firmer going
Runs: 11
Wins: 0
Placed: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

Best distance band and going band are where this horse has most wins (then places, then runs) in its main code. Sire figures: all British and Irish runs by the sire's progeny since 1990.

No Excuse Needed (GB) × Royal Applause mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Flat	1	0	0.0%	0	2	0	0	0.0%	£0	€0

Flat

Code: Flat
Runners: 1
Winners: 0
Winners %: 0.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd/3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Small sample (under 5 runners): read with care. Includes this horse.

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Wins	Black-type wins	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Diamond Needed (IRE)	2	0	0	£0	€0

Diamond Needed (IRE)

Horse: Diamond Needed (IRE)
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Martha Daly (GB)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 0 winners from 1 runners

Full siblings

Diamond Needed is the only foal out of Martha Daly (GB) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

Diamond Needed is the only foal out of Martha Daly (GB) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Female line

1Martha Daly (GB) · by Royal Applause (GB)
2Primulette (GB)

Notable relatives

No black-type winners in this female family in GB or IRE since 1990.

View full Primulette family

In brief

When was Diamond Needed foaled?

Diamond Needed (IRE) was foaled in 2006.

Who are the sire and dam of Diamond Needed?

Diamond Needed (IRE) is by No Excuse Needed (GB) out of Martha Daly (GB), a daughter of Royal Applause (GB).

Who trained Diamond Needed?

Diamond Needed (IRE) was trained by F Costello and owned by Adrian McNamara at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Diamond Needed's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Diamond Needed (IRE) ran 2 times without winning.

Is Diamond Needed still racing?

Diamond Needed (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 15 June 2008 at Cork (IRE) in the Cheestrings Auction Maiden, finishing 12th of 13, and has not run there since.