Silver Needle (2021) Horse
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Silver Needle is a 5yo bay mare trained by R P Laidlaw at Riccarton Park. She is by Staphanos out of China Tea. The filly has yet to win, remaining maiden after two starts. In her latest start on 20th Aug 2026 at Riccarton Park Synthetic, she was ridden by Sima Mxothwa and came home eighth, behind the winner Cool In Command.
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Riccarton Park SyntheticRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Riccarton Park SYNTHETIC 20-Aug-26 1200m SYNTHETIC R2 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $249 (of $16,601) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:10.670, SP: 45.20 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 8th 1st Cool In Command ( H Hassman 56 , Cd 55 ) 2nd Knight Guru ( Y Atchamah 58.5 ) 2.20L 3rd Tricory ( B Grylls 54 ) 2.50L 8th Silver Needle ( S Mxothwa 56.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 16.60L See full results | S Mxothwa 56.5kg, Cd 53.5kg 16.60L | 8 (8) |
| Riccarton Park SYNTHETIC 01-May-25 1400m SYNTHETIC R5 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances (of $15,743) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:26.770, SP: 45.40 In-running: Settled 14th, 800m 14th, 400m 14th 1st Porcia Catonis ( J J Fawcett 56.5 ) 2nd Baggio ( R Mudhoo 58.5 ) 0.20L 3rd Montero ( A Balloo 58.5 ) 0.40L 13th Silver Needle ( K Mudhoo 56.5 ) 30.40L See full results | K Mudhoo 56.5kg 30.40L | 13 (14) |