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Home / Free Data / Sire / No Excuse Needed (GB)

Sire profile

No Excuse Needed (GB)

Best progeny: Spirit Is Needed (IRE), Rosabee (IRE), Baunagain (IRE)
Avg winning distance
Flat 8.2f · NH 2m2f
Damsire avg winning distance
Flat 8.8f
Race record
12 runs, 4 wins
As damsire
2 winners from 4 runners
Country
GB
Winners (GB & IRE)
7 of 17 runners (41%)
Wins (GB & IRE)
18 from 260 runs
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE)
£109,085 GB · €26,773 IRE
Best progeny
Spirit Is Needed (IRE), Rosabee (IRE), Baunagain (IRE)

Progeny

Progeny record by season

2016Flat10900.0%-€143
2015Flat10300.0%-€2,240
2014Flat10500.0%-€1,280
2014/15NH10100.0%--
2013Flat10400.0%-€1,120
2012Flat20900.0%-€490
2012/13NH20700.0%£1,350-
2011Flat10500.0%-€175
2011/12NH5111218.2%£5,591€280
2010Flat5234411.8%£27,625€1,295
2010/11NH411516.7%£2,770€13,380
2009Flat935635.4%£17,561€6,371
2009/10NH411317.7%£5,389-
2008Flat10363711.1%£44,781-
2008/09NH10100.0%--
2007Flat502400.0%£4,018-

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

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Best offspring: top 50 progeny

Spirit Is Needed (IRE) silksSpirit Is Needed (IRE)Tim Vaughan2009-20123261218.8%0£39,152-
Rosabee (IRE) silksRosabee (IRE)Deborah Sanderson2008-2009123225.0%0£25,678-
Baunagain (IRE) silksBaunagain (IRE)Peter Chapple-Hyam2007-2010263511.5%0£18,177-
Seventh Cavalry (IRE) silksSeventh Cavalry (IRE)Alan King2008-2010212129.5%0£16,447-
Southwest Star (IRE) silksSouthwest Star (IRE)J. S. Moore2007-2008192310.5%0£7,025-
Joe Smooth (GB) silksJoe Smooth (GB)Noel Meade2010-201171214.3%0-€13,380
Loveisthedrug (IRE) silksLoveisthedrug (IRE)Gerard Keane2009-201234122.9%0-€7,624
Future Earner (IRE) silksFuture Earner (IRE)F Costello2009-201637040.0%0-€5,273
Sandy Par (GB) silksSandy Par (GB)Milton Bradley2007-200927030.0%0£1,724-
Strictly Elsie (IRE) silksStrictly Elsie (IRE)John Norton2007-200810010.0%0£674-
Flying Kangaroo (IRE) silksFlying Kangaroo (IRE)Ms Joanna Morgan20098010.0%0-€497
Rivers Run Free (IRE) silksRivers Run Free (IRE)J J Lambe2009-20118000.0%0£210-
Maxabillion (IRE) silksMaxabillion (IRE)Edward Lynam20085000.0%0--
Thru Love (IRE) silksThru Love (IRE)W T Farrell2008-20093000.0%0--
Rossmore Beauty (IRE) silksRossmore Beauty (IRE)David Marnane20092000.0%0--
Diamond Needed (IRE) silksDiamond Needed (IRE)F Costello20082000.0%0--
Letthewordgoforth (IRE) silksLetthewordgoforth (IRE)R J Osborne2007-20087000.0%0--

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 No Excuse Needed sired?
No Excuse Needed (GB) has sired 7 winners from 17 runners in Britain and Ireland since 2007 (41%), with 18 wins from 260 runs. Progeny runs abroad are not included.
Who is No Excuse Needed's sire?
No Excuse Needed (GB) is by Machiavellian (USA), and won 4 of 12 races in Britain and Ireland as a racehorse.
What is the average winning distance of No Excuse Needed's progeny?
The average winning distance of No Excuse Needed (GB)'s progeny in Britain and Ireland is 8.2 furlongs on the Flat.
How much prize money have No Excuse Needed's progeny won?
No Excuse Needed (GB)'s progeny have earned £109,085 in Britain and €26,773 in Ireland since 2007.
How has No Excuse Needed done as a broodmare sire?
Runners out of No Excuse Needed (GB)'s daughters include 2 winners from 4 runners in Britain and Ireland.

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