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Horse profile

Take The Fifth

Needle Gun (IRE) × Meldrum Park (IRE) (Mandalus (IRE))

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 2002

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 30 Oct 2007, Punchestown (IRE) (16/19)
Last win (GB & IRE): Never won

Recent form

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Future form
30 Oct 07	Punchestown (IRE)	16/19	33/1	dist	Niall P Madden	John Queally	Panoramic Restaurant Maiden Hurdle (Div II)	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Hurdle	2m4f	Yielding	11-4	Trafford Lad (GB)	€6,910	1/15

16/1930 Oct 07 · Punchestown (IRE)33/1
Panoramic Restaurant Maiden Hurdle (Div II)
Non-handicap (unclassified)2m4fYielding
All fields
Date
30 Oct 07
Course
Punchestown (IRE)
Pos
16/19
SP
33/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
Niall P Madden
Trainer
John Queally
Race
Panoramic Restaurant Maiden Hurdle (Div II)
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Hurdle
Dist
2m4f
Going
Yielding
Wgt
11-4
Winner / 2nd
Trafford Lad (GB)
Winner prize
€6,910
Future form
1/15

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
30 Oct 07	Punchestown (IRE)	Panoramic Restaurant Maiden Hurdle (Div II)	16/19	Trafford Lad (GB)	1	16 Dec 07	Navan (IRE)	Barry & Sandra Kelly Memorial Novice Hurdle

16/1930 Oct 07 · Punchestown (IRE)
Panoramic Restaurant Maiden Hurdle (Div II)
All fields
Date
30 Oct 07
Course
Punchestown (IRE)
Race
Panoramic Restaurant Maiden Hurdle (Div II)
This horse
16/19
Winner next time
Trafford Lad (GB)
Their pos
1
Won on
16 Dec 07
At
Navan (IRE)
Race won
Barry & Sandra Kelly Memorial Novice Hurdle

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 (€)
John Queally	30 Oct 07	30 Oct 07	16/19	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

John Queally

Trainer: John Queally
First run: 30 Oct 07
Last run: 30 Oct 07
First run for yard: 16/19
Runs: 1
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	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0	30 Oct 07	30 Oct 07

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 30 Oct 07
Last run: 30 Oct 07

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

Pedigree

Sire branchNeedle Gun (IRE)

Parent · 1

SireNeedle Gun (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireSure Blade (USA)
Sire's damLucayan Princess (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 branchMeldrum Park (IRE)

Parent · 1

DamMeldrum Park (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireMandalus (IRE)
Dam's damBitter Buck (GB)

Great-grandparents · 4

Dam's sire's sireNot traced
Dam's sire's damNot traced
Dam's dam's sireCeltic Cone (GB)
Dam's dam's damNot traced

Needle Gun (IRE)

Meldrum Park (IRE)

Sure Blade (USA)

Lucayan Princess (GB)

Mandalus (IRE)

Bitter Buck (GB)

Not traced

Celtic Cone (GB)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseTake The Fifth (IRE)

Sexgelding

Foaled2002

SireNeedle Gun (IRE)

DamMeldrum Park (IRE)

DamsireMandalus (IRE)

Sire's sireSure Blade (USA)

Sire's damLucayan Princess (GB)

2nd damBitter Buck (GB)

2nd dam's sireCeltic Cone (GB)

Dam's produce0 winners from 3 runners

Notable siblingVelvet Shadow (IRE)

Female line

Meldrum Park (IRE) · by Mandalus (IRE) · 0 winners from 3 runners
Bitter Buck (GB) · by Celtic Cone (GB) · 1 winners from 1 runners
Clay Duck (GB) · 1 winners from 3 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Needle Gun (IRE)	Meldrum Park (IRE)	Mandalus (IRE)	gelding	NH 2m3f	Flat 13.8f · NH 2m3½f

Needle Gun (IRE)

Sire: Needle Gun (IRE)
Dam: Meldrum Park (IRE)
Damsire: Mandalus (IRE)
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: NH 2m3f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 13.8f · NH 2m3½f

Progeny of Needle Gun (IRE) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	1,847	107	327	5.8%	17.7%	1
At 2m2f to 2m5f	669	49	134	7.3%	20.0%	1
On Good to soft or yielding going	358	17	54	4.7%	15.1%	1
At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good to soft or yielding going	139	6	19	4.3%	13.7%	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 1,847
Wins: 107
Placed: 327
Win %: 5.8%
Place %: 17.7%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m2f to 2m5f

Condition: At 2m2f to 2m5f
Runs: 669
Wins: 49
Placed: 134
Win %: 7.3%
Place %: 20.0%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: On Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 358
Wins: 17
Placed: 54
Win %: 4.7%
Place %: 15.1%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 139
Wins: 6
Placed: 19
Win %: 4.3%
Place %: 13.7%
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.

Needle Gun (IRE) × Mandalus mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	9	2	22.2%	0	103	4	16	3.9%	£30,336	€7,415

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 9
Winners: 2
Winners %: 22.2%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 103
Wins: 4
2nd/3rd: 16
Win %: 3.9%
Prize GB (£): £30,336
Prize IRE (€): €7,415

All British and Irish runners by this sire out of mares by this damsire, since 1990 (includes this horse). Black type = Group/Grade 1-3 or Listed winner.

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Wins	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Amble Forge (IRE)	32	3	£25,962	€0
Exiles Return (IRE)	36	1	£4,374	€0
Take The Fifth (IRE)	1	0	£0	€0
Needle Flyer (IRE)	1	0	£0	€0
Velvet Shadow (IRE)	1	0	£0	€0
Strand Street (IRE)	2	0	£0	€0
Fort Laramie (IRE)	5	0	£0	€0
Paddy Gunzales (IRE)	11	0	£0	€2,130
Lady Chatterbox (IRE)	14	0	£0	€5,285

Amble Forge (IRE)

Horse: Amble Forge (IRE)
Runs: 32
Wins: 3
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £25,962
Prize IRE (€): €0

Exiles Return (IRE)

Horse: Exiles Return (IRE)
Runs: 36
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £4,374
Prize IRE (€): €0

Take The Fifth (IRE)

Horse: Take The Fifth (IRE)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Needle Flyer (IRE)

Horse: Needle Flyer (IRE)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Velvet Shadow (IRE)

Horse: Velvet Shadow (IRE)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Strand Street (IRE)

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

Fort Laramie (IRE)

Horse: Fort Laramie (IRE)
Runs: 5
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Paddy Gunzales (IRE)

Horse: Paddy Gunzales (IRE)
Runs: 11
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €2,130

Lady Chatterbox (IRE)

Horse: Lady Chatterbox (IRE)
Runs: 14
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €5,285

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Meldrum Park (IRE)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 0 winners from 3 runners

Full siblings

Velvet Shadow (IRE)0W · 1R

Half siblings

By Sonus (IRE)

Oswie (IRE)0W · 4R

Female line

1Meldrum Park (IRE) · by Mandalus (IRE)
2Bitter Buck (GB) · by Celtic Cone (GB)
3Clay Duck (GB)

Notable relatives

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

View full Clay Duck family

In brief

When was Take The Fifth foaled?

Take The Fifth (IRE) was foaled in 2002.

Who are the sire and dam of Take The Fifth?

Take The Fifth (IRE) is by Needle Gun (IRE) out of Meldrum Park (IRE), a daughter of Mandalus (IRE).

Who trained Take The Fifth?

Take The Fifth (IRE) was trained by John Queally and owned by Karl Casey at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Take The Fifth's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Take The Fifth (IRE) ran 1 time without winning.

Is Take The Fifth still racing?

Take The Fifth (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 30 October 2007 at Punchestown (IRE) in the Panoramic Restaurant Maiden Hurdle, finishing 16th of 19, and has not run there since.