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Horse profile

So Sudden

Needwood Blade (GB) × Sudden Spirit (FR) (Esprit Du Nord (USA))

Sex: mare
Foaled: 2009

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 2 May 2014, Fontwell (11/14)
Last win (GB & IRE): Never won

Recent form

1211

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Days	Future form
2 May 14	Fontwell	11/14	100/1	dist	Killian Moore	Mark Rimell	£88 In Free Bets At 888sport.com Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race	Class 6	NH Flat	1m5½f	Good	10-4	No No Manolito (IRE)	£1,560	99	0/12
23 Jan 14	Warwick	12/13	33/1	dist	Tom Scudamore	Mark Rimell	Connolly's Red Mills Bumper Challenge Intermediate Open National Hunt Flat Race	Class 6	NH Flat	2m	Soft	10-5	Battle Born (GB)	£1,560	-	3/11

11/142 May 14 · Fontwell100/1
£88 In Free Bets At 888sport.com Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race
Class 61m5½fGood
All fields
Date
2 May 14
Course
Fontwell
Pos
11/14
SP
100/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
Killian Moore
Trainer
Mark Rimell
Race
£88 In Free Bets At 888sport.com Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race
Class
Class 6
Type
NH Flat
Dist
1m5½f
Going
Good
Wgt
10-4
Winner / 2nd
No No Manolito (IRE)
Winner prize
£1,560
Days
99
Future form
0/12
12/1323 Jan 14 · Warwick33/1
Connolly's Red Mills Bumper Challenge Intermediate Open National Hunt Flat Race
Class 62mSoft
All fields
Date
23 Jan 14
Course
Warwick
Pos
12/13
SP
33/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
Tom Scudamore
Trainer
Mark Rimell
Race
Connolly's Red Mills Bumper Challenge Intermediate Open National Hunt Flat Race
Class
Class 6
Type
NH Flat
Dist
2m
Going
Soft
Wgt
10-5
Winner / 2nd
Battle Born (GB)
Winner prize
£1,560
Days
-
Future form
3/11

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.

Future form: next-time-out winners from this horse's races

Date	Course	Race	This horse	Winner next time	Their pos	Won on	At	Race won
23 Jan 14	Warwick	Connolly's Red Mills Bumper Challenge Intermediate Open National Hunt Flat Race	12/13	Battle Born (GB)	1	26 Feb 14	Bangor-on-Dee	Racing UK Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race
23 Jan 14	Warwick	Connolly's Red Mills Bumper Challenge Intermediate Open National Hunt Flat Race	12/13	Otago Trail (IRE)	3	23 Feb 14	Fontwell	Cheltenham Ante Post Betting At totepool.com Standard Open National Hunt Flat…
23 Jan 14	Warwick	Connolly's Red Mills Bumper Challenge Intermediate Open National Hunt Flat Race	12/13	Latelo (GB)	9	21 May 14	Newton Abbot	Newton Abbot Racecourse On Facebook Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race

12/1323 Jan 14 · Warwick
Connolly's Red Mills Bumper Challenge Intermediate Open National Hunt Flat Race
All fields
Date
23 Jan 14
Course
Warwick
Race
Connolly's Red Mills Bumper Challenge Intermediate Open National Hunt Flat Race
This horse
12/13
Winner next time
Battle Born (GB)
Their pos
1
Won on
26 Feb 14
At
Bangor-on-Dee
Race won
Racing UK Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race
12/1323 Jan 14 · Warwick
Connolly's Red Mills Bumper Challenge Intermediate Open National Hunt Flat Race
All fields
Date
23 Jan 14
Course
Warwick
Race
Connolly's Red Mills Bumper Challenge Intermediate Open National Hunt Flat Race
This horse
12/13
Winner next time
Otago Trail (IRE)
Their pos
3
Won on
23 Feb 14
At
Fontwell
Race won
Cheltenham Ante Post Betting At totepool.com Standard Open National Hunt Flat…
12/1323 Jan 14 · Warwick
Connolly's Red Mills Bumper Challenge Intermediate Open National Hunt Flat Race
All fields
Date
23 Jan 14
Course
Warwick
Race
Connolly's Red Mills Bumper Challenge Intermediate Open National Hunt Flat Race
This horse
12/13
Winner next time
Latelo (GB)
Their pos
9
Won on
21 May 14
At
Newton Abbot
Race won
Newton Abbot Racecourse On Facebook Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race

Other runners from this horse's races (latest 20 races with a next-time-out winner, up to 40 rows) that won on their next start in Britain or Ireland. FF on the race record = next-time-out winners / runners that have run again (this horse excluded).

Trainer changes

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Mark Rimell	23 Jan 14	2 May 14	12/13	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Mark Rimell

Trainer: Mark Rimell
First run: 23 Jan 14
Last run: 2 May 14
First run for yard: 12/13
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
National Hunt	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0	23 Jan 14	2 May 14

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 23 Jan 14
Last run: 2 May 14

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

Pedigree

Sire branchNeedwood Blade (GB)

Parent · 1

SireNeedwood Blade (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sirePivotal (GB)
Sire's damFinlaggan (GB)

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 branchSudden Spirit (FR)

Parent · 1

DamSudden Spirit (FR)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireEsprit Du Nord (USA)
Dam's damNot traced

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

Needwood Blade (GB)

Sudden Spirit (FR)

Pivotal (GB)

Finlaggan (GB)

Esprit Du Nord (USA)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseSo Sudden (GB)

Sexmare

Foaled2009

SireNeedwood Blade (GB)

DamSudden Spirit (FR)

DamsireEsprit Du Nord (USA)

Sire's sirePivotal (GB)

Sire's damFinlaggan (GB)

Dam's produce3 winners from 6 runners

Notable siblingFinalmente (GB)

Female line

Sudden Spirit (FR) · 3 winners from 6 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Needwood Blade (GB)	Sudden Spirit (FR)	Esprit Du Nord (USA)	mare	Flat 7.8f · NH 2m1½f	Flat 12.0f · NH 2m2½f

Needwood Blade (GB)

Sire: Needwood Blade (GB)
Dam: Sudden Spirit (FR)
Damsire: Esprit Du Nord (USA)
Sex: mare
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 7.8f · NH 2m1½f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 12.0f · NH 2m2½f

Progeny of Needwood Blade (GB) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	409	35	87	8.6%	21.3%	2
At 2m to 2m1f	260	16	53	6.2%	20.4%	2
On Soft going	57	4	13	7.0%	22.8%	1
At 2m to 2m1f on Soft going	35	2	7	5.7%	20.0%	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 409
Wins: 35
Placed: 87
Win %: 8.6%
Place %: 21.3%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f
Runs: 260
Wins: 16
Placed: 53
Win %: 6.2%
Place %: 20.4%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

On Soft going

Condition: On Soft going
Runs: 57
Wins: 4
Placed: 13
Win %: 7.0%
Place %: 22.8%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f on Soft going

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f on Soft going
Runs: 35
Wins: 2
Placed: 7
Win %: 5.7%
Place %: 20.0%
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.

Needwood Blade (GB) × Esprit Du Nord mares (the cross)

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

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
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 (€)
So Sudden (GB)	2	0	0	£0	€0

So Sudden (GB)

Horse: So Sudden (GB)
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

Sudden Spirit (FR)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 3 winners from 6 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Needwood Blade (GB) out of Sudden Spirit (FR) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Septieme Ciel (USA)

Stratus (FR)1W · 7R

By Starborough (GB)

Xamborough (FR)0W · 8R

By Kahyasi (IRE)

Finalmente (GB)5W · 21R · 1 black-type

By Beat All (USA)

Sudden Beat (GB)0W · 3R
Gentleman Jon (GB)7W · 43R · 1 black-type

Female line

1Sudden Spirit (FR)

Notable relatives

Half-brother

Finalmente (GB)5W · 21R · 1 black-type
Gentleman Jon (GB)7W · 43R · 1 black-type

View full Sudden Spirit family

In brief

When was So Sudden foaled?

So Sudden (GB) was foaled in 2009.

Who are the sire and dam of So Sudden?

So Sudden (GB) is by Needwood Blade (GB) out of Sudden Spirit (FR), a daughter of Esprit Du Nord (USA).

Who trained So Sudden?

So Sudden (GB) was trained by Mark Rimell and owned by Mark Rimell at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is So Sudden's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, So Sudden (GB) ran 2 times without winning.

Is So Sudden still racing?

So Sudden (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 2 May 2014 at Fontwell in the £88 In Free Bets At 888sport.com Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race, finishing 11th of 14, and has not run there since.

Is So Sudden related to any top horses?

So Sudden (GB)'s black-type relatives in Britain and Ireland include Finalmente (GB) (half-brother, Group 2 winner) and Gentleman Jon (GB) (half-brother, Listed winner), from the Sudden Spirit (FR) family.