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Horse profile

Velvet Shadow

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

Sex: filly
Foaled: 2007

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 18 Apr 2011, Towcester (7/12)
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
18 Apr 11	Towcester	7/12	40/1	20¾	Ben Poste	Mrs Pauline Harkin	gg.com Mares' Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race	Class 5	NH Flat	2m	Good to Firm	10-0	Wilde Ruby (IRE)	£1,713	0/10

7/1218 Apr 11 · Towcester40/1
gg.com Mares' Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race
Class 52mGood to Firm
All fields
Date
18 Apr 11
Course
Towcester
Pos
7/12
SP
40/1
Btn
20¾
Jockey
Ben Poste
Trainer
Mrs Pauline Harkin
Race
gg.com Mares' Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race
Class
Class 5
Type
NH Flat
Dist
2m
Going
Good to Firm
Wgt
10-0
Winner / 2nd
Wilde Ruby (IRE)
Winner prize
£1,713
Future form
0/10

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 (€)
Mrs Pauline Harkin	18 Apr 11	18 Apr 11	7/12	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Mrs Pauline Harkin

Trainer: Mrs Pauline Harkin
First run: 18 Apr 11
Last run: 18 Apr 11
First run for yard: 7/12
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	18 Apr 11	18 Apr 11

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: 18 Apr 11
Last run: 18 Apr 11

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

HorseVelvet Shadow (IRE)

Sexfilly

Foaled2007

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 siblingTake The Fifth (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)	filly	NH 2m3f	Flat 13.8f · NH 2m3½f

Needle Gun (IRE)

Sire: Needle Gun (IRE)
Dam: Meldrum Park (IRE)
Damsire: Mandalus (IRE)
Sex: filly
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 2m to 2m1f	796	38	123	4.8%	15.5%	1
On Good to firm or firmer going	273	18	55	6.6%	20.1%	1
At 2m to 2m1f on Good to firm or firmer going	122	7	25	5.7%	20.5%	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 2m to 2m1f

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f
Runs: 796
Wins: 38
Placed: 123
Win %: 4.8%
Place %: 15.5%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Good to firm or firmer going

Condition: On Good to firm or firmer going
Runs: 273
Wins: 18
Placed: 55
Win %: 6.6%
Place %: 20.1%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f on Good to firm or firmer going

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f on Good to firm or firmer going
Runs: 122
Wins: 7
Placed: 25
Win %: 5.7%
Place %: 20.5%
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

Take The Fifth (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 Velvet Shadow foaled?

Velvet Shadow (IRE) was foaled in 2007.

Who are the sire and dam of Velvet Shadow?

Velvet Shadow (IRE) is by Needle Gun (IRE) out of Meldrum Park (IRE), a daughter of Mandalus (IRE).

Who trained Velvet Shadow?

Velvet Shadow (IRE) was trained by Mrs Pauline Harkin and owned by Mrs Pauline Harkin at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Velvet Shadow's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Velvet Shadow (IRE) ran 1 time without winning.

Is Velvet Shadow still racing?

Velvet Shadow (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 18 April 2011 at Towcester in the gg.com Mares' Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race, finishing 7th of 12, and has not run there since.