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Sire profile

Needle Gun (IRE)

Best progeny: Yes Sir (IRE), Ransboro (IRE), Sew On Target (IRE)

Avg winning distance: NH 2m3f
Damsire avg winning distance: NH 2m4½f
Race record: 19 runs, 3 wins
By: Sure Blade (USA)
As damsire: 20 winners from 71 runners
Country: IRE

Winners (GB & IRE): 44 of 199 runners (22%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 107 from 1,866 runs
Black-type winners (GB & IRE): 2
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £746,105 GB · €395,621 IRE
Best progeny: Yes Sir (IRE), Ransboro (IRE), Sew On Target (IRE)

Progeny

Progeny record by season


2020/21	NH	1	0	2	0	0.0%	-	-
2019/20	NH	4	0	13	0	0.0%	£1,640	€964
2018/19	NH	5	1	16	3	18.8%	£10,877	€1,092
2017	Flat	1	0	1	0	0.0%	-	-
2017/18	NH	10	1	43	3	7.0%	£15,024	€3,784
2016	Flat	1	0	1	0	0.0%	-	-
2016/17	NH	16	2	63	2	3.2%	£26,249	€10,914
2015/16	NH	19	3	73	3	4.1%	£32,678	€8,828
2014	Flat	1	0	3	0	0.0%	-	€665
2014/15	NH	25	2	77	2	2.6%	£37,352	€18,420
2013/14	NH	21	4	76	4	5.3%	£40,170	€11,970
2012/13	NH	32	6	109	8	7.3%	£82,325	€10,005
2011/12	NH	34	5	113	6	5.3%	£18,306	€29,870
2010	Flat	1	0	1	0	0.0%	-	-
2010/11	NH	55	8	168	11	6.5%	£52,782	€12,180
2009	Flat	1	0	1	0	0.0%	-	-
2009/10	NH	57	8	227	11	4.8%	£58,045	€46,971
2008	Flat	2	0	3	0	0.0%	-	-
2008/09	NH	52	7	179	9	5.0%	£93,244	€21,324
2007	Flat	1	0	1	0	0.0%	-	-
2007/08	NH	58	6	199	6	3.0%	£43,751	€18,252
2006/07	NH	55	7	183	13	7.1%	£117,460	€47,920
2005	Flat	2	0	4	0	0.0%	-	-
2005/06	NH	45	8	164	15	9.1%	£72,598	€85,201
2004	Flat	1	0	4	0	0.0%	-	-
2004/05	NH	28	3	95	6	6.3%	£40,334	€41,283
2003/04	NH	15	4	40	5	12.5%	£3,270	€25,981
2002/03	NH	5	0	7	0	0.0%	-	-

Flat seasons are calendar years; NH seasons follow the official British and Irish dates.

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Best offspring: top 50 progeny


Yes Sir (IRE)	-	-	Peter Bowen	2004-2010	58	16	9	27.6%	2	Listed	£204,136	-
Ransboro (IRE)	-	-	Nicky Richards	2003-2007	33	6	9	18.2%	1	Listed	£3,151	€96,980
Sew On Target (IRE)	gelding	Ballykea (IRE)	Colin Tizzard	2011-2017	41	6	12	14.6%	0	-	£111,480	-
Mr Boo (IRE)	-	-	Gary Moore	2004-2009	26	6	11	23.1%	0	-	£71,197	-
Far More Serious (IRE)	-	-	Charlie Longsdon	2005-2011	33	6	8	18.2%	0	-	£32,971	€24,656
Gunship (IRE)	-	-	Catherine Hamilton	2005-2012	41	5	6	12.2%	0	-	£18,018	-
Ammunition (IRE)	-	-	Nigel Twiston-Davies	2005-2012	36	4	10	11.1%	0	-	£31,465	-
Shooters Wood (IRE)	-	-	David Pearson	2009-2015	26	3	7	11.5%	0	-	£60,344	-
Kerb Appeal (IRE)	-	-	Willie Mullins	2009-2011	11	3	4	27.3%	0	-	-	€41,166
Ludo Et Emergo (IRE)	gelding	Brook Forte (GB)	Andrew Lee	2011-2017	24	3	1	12.5%	0	-	-	€39,980
Amble Forge (IRE)	-	-	Colin Tizzard	2006-2011	32	3	9	9.4%	0	-	£25,962	-
Buck Breeze (IRE)	-	-	Thomas Foley	2005-2013	34	3	3	8.8%	0	-	-	€22,290
Havenstone (IRE)	-	-	Mrs C M Budd	2006-2013	39	3	12	7.7%	0	-	£16,123	-
Goring Two (IRE)	gelding	Kam Slave (GB)	Anna Newton-Smith	2010-2017	42	3	11	7.1%	0	-	£15,217	-
Lady Longshot (GB)	mare	So Long (GB)	Jeremy Scott	2016-2019	14	3	3	21.4%	0	-	£12,673	-
Shanksforamillion (GB)	gelding	Cool Connie (IRE)	Debra Hamer	2013-2019	22	3	4	13.6%	0	-	£12,321	-
Inmate (IRE)	-	-	Robin Dickin	2005-2010	29	2	5	6.9%	0	-	£15,455	-
Frankie Anson (IRE)	-	-	E Turner	2009-2013	18	2	6	11.1%	0	-	£13,779	-
Copper Moon (IRE)	-	-	Noel Meade	2005-2006	10	2	1	20.0%	0	-	-	€13,322
Blandfords Gunner (GB)	gelding	Miss Millbrook (GB)	Richard Price	2014-2017	17	1	7	5.9%	0	-	£18,235	-
Swift Post (IRE)	-	-	M J P O'Brien	2006-2007	16	1	4	6.3%	0	-	-	€17,329
Piper's Knowe (IRE)	-	-	J J Lambe	2007-2010	16	1	4	6.3%	0	-	-	€12,574
Yes Man (IRE)	gelding	Nut Touluze (IRE)	Denis W Cullen	2009-2017	37	1	4	2.7%	0	-	£799	€10,619
The Great Shanghai (IRE)	-	-	Philip M Byrne	2012-2016	6	1	1	16.7%	0	-	-	€9,485
Alternative Route (IRE)	-	-	Timothy Doyle	2004-2006	15	1	3	6.7%	0	-	-	€9,485
Incidential (IRE)	-	-	Mrs J. Harrington	2004-2006	14	1	3	7.1%	0	-	-	€8,977
All The Cousins I (IRE)	-	-	A. J. Martin	2005-2010	16	1	2	6.3%	0	-	-	€7,977
Super Cris (IRE)	-	-	Gordon Elliott	2003-2007	5	1	0	20.0%	0	-	-	€7,935
Brave Jonnie (IRE)	-	-	Thomas Gerard O'Leary	2007-2010	14	1	1	7.1%	0	-	-	€7,789
Commander Kev (IRE)	-	-	Mrs K Hobbs	2005-2014	14	1	7	7.1%	0	-	£7,602	-
Draw Your Gun (IRE)	-	-	E Sheehy	2003	2	1	0	50.0%	0	-	-	€7,590
Boomerang (IRE)	-	-	Henry Daly	2006-2010	16	1	3	6.3%	0	-	£7,207	-
Flash Scan (IRE)	-	-	Roger Joseph McGrath	2009	3	1	1	33.3%	0	-	-	€6,406
Bally Gunner (GB)	-	-	Henry Tett	2010-2015	26	1	4	3.8%	0	-	£5,859	-
Needle Prick (IRE)	-	-	Nigel Twiston-Davies	2005-2009	24	1	5	4.2%	0	-	£5,489	-
Stitched In Time (IRE)	-	-	Sara Ender	2012-2016	22	1	2	4.5%	0	-	£5,249	-
Quick Fix (IRE)	-	-	Susan Nock	2009-2011	14	1	2	7.1%	0	-	£4,960	-
Lockstockandbarrel I (IRE)	-	-	Raymond Shiels	2004-2008	14	1	4	7.1%	0	-	£4,957	-
Exiles Return (IRE)	-	-	Jackie Retter	2010-2016	36	1	2	2.8%	0	-	£4,374	-
Oh Pickles (IRE)	-	-	Howard Johnson	2007-2009	9	1	1	11.1%	0	-	£3,922	-
Keltic Crisis (IRE)	-	-	Sophie Leech	2009-2014	21	1	3	4.8%	0	-	£3,454	-
Molten Brown (GB)	gelding	Molten (GB)	Tony Hogarth	2013-2019	16	1	2	6.3%	0	-	£3,086	-
Dunbrody House (GB)	-	-	Peter Bowen	2008-2012	20	1	1	5.0%	0	-	£2,455	-
Blackstaff (IRE)	-	-	Nick Williams	2011-2013	8	1	1	12.5%	0	-	£1,421	-
Night Sir (IRE)	gelding	Night Escape (IRE)	Ms Helen P Markham	2014-2020	29	0	4	0.0%	0	-	-	€6,533
Gunadoir (IRE)	-	-	Martin Todhunter	2006-2009	21	0	5	0.0%	0	-	£5,366	-
Lady Chatterbox (IRE)	-	-	Mrs J. Harrington	2010-2011	14	0	4	0.0%	0	-	-	€5,285
Mista Wabbit Man (GB)	gelding	Copperhurst (IRE)	R Donohoe	2012-2019	28	0	3	0.0%	0	-	-	€4,395
Needless To Say (IRE)	-	-	Edward Cawley	2006-2008	15	0	2	0.0%	0	-	-	€3,462
Sierra Peak (IRE)	-	-	Martin Todhunter	2008-2010	16	0	2	0.0%	0	-	£2,692	€513

Ranked by best win (Group/Grade 1 first), then black-type wins, then wins. GB and IRE races only.

Quick answers

How many winners has Needle Gun sired?: Needle Gun (IRE) has sired 44 winners from 199 runners in Britain and Ireland since 2002 (22%), with 107 wins from 1,866 runs. Progeny runs abroad are not included.
How many black-type winners has Needle Gun sired?: Needle Gun (IRE) has sired 2 black-type winners in Britain and Ireland since 2002.
Who is the best offspring of Needle Gun?: Ranked by level of win and black-type wins, the leading runner by Needle Gun (IRE) in Britain and Ireland is Yes Sir (IRE), a Listed winner with 2 black-type wins from 58 runs.
Who is Needle Gun's sire?: Needle Gun (IRE) is by Sure Blade (USA), and won 3 of 19 races in Britain and Ireland as a racehorse.
What is the average winning distance of Needle Gun's progeny?: The average winning distance of Needle Gun (IRE)'s progeny in Britain and Ireland is 2m3f over jumps.
How much prize money have Needle Gun's progeny won?: Needle Gun (IRE)'s progeny have earned £746,105 in Britain and €395,621 in Ireland since 2002.
How has Needle Gun done as a broodmare sire?: Runners out of Needle Gun (IRE)'s daughters include 20 winners from 71 runners in Britain and Ireland.

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