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Silver Needle (NZ) 2021

Trainer: Andrew Carston / Riccarton Park

Training Location: Riccarton Park

Race info

  • Flat Rating: 45
  • Steeple Rating: 0
  • Hurdle Rating: 0
  • Current Gear:
    • Approved Plates
    • Lugging Bit
    • Side Winkers
    • Tongue Tie

Horse Details

4YO Bay Mare

  • Owner: R P Laidlaw
  • Breeder: R P Laidlaw
  • Sire: STAPHANOS (JPN) 2011
  • Dam: CHINA TEA (AUS) 2010
  • Foaling: 25 Aug 2021

Current Nominations

Current Fields

Performance stats

Recent starts
Form
  • 0X
1st up
  • 1-0-0
2nd up
  • -
Fresh 30
  • -
Fresh 90
  • 1-0-0

Sectionals

 
TRK
Time
First 400m
Last 800m
Last 600m
Last 400m
Last 200m
13-14
1 May 25
NZB MEGA MAIDEN SERIES
1400m
SYN
1.31.83
0.25.73
0.54.28
0.41.44
0.28.31
0.14.70
U-6
24 Mar 25
MDN CATCHWEIGHT 1200 - HEAT 2
1200m
S7
-
-
-
-
-
-
U-8
25 Feb 25
MDN CATCHWEIGHT 1000 - HEAT 7
1000m
S6
-
-
-
-
-
-

Career stats

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In-depth racing review

13-14 1 May 25 1400m  NZB MEGA MAIDEN SERIES View video › $17,000
RSYN  Synthetic MDN 14th inr,urged tn, no response, 1.31.83, 600m - 0.41.44 Krishna Mudhoo $0
  • 1.26.77, Flat
  • 30.4L
  • Bar: 8
  • SP: $45.90
  • Rtg: 45
  • Wgt: 56.5
  • Car: 56.5
  • LWD: 56.0
  • 1: Porcia Catonis (AUS), 56.5
  • 2: Baggio, 58.5
  • LONG HEAD:1/2 NECK
  • Raceday Gear: Approved Plates, Lugging Bit, Side Winkers, Tongue Tie
U-6 24 Mar 25 1200m  MDN Catchweight 1200 - Heat 2 View video › $0
CANT  Soft7 MDN Brandon May $0
  • 1.12.20, Flat
  • Bar: 4
  • SP: $0.00
  • Rtg: 45
  • Wgt: 0.0
  • Car: 0.0
  • LWD: 0.0
  • 1: Burning Bridges, 0.0
  • 2: Highlighted, 0.0
  • LEN:4 LEN
  • Raceday Gear: Approved Plates, Lugging Bit
U-8 25 Feb 25 1000m  MDN Catchweight 1000 - Heat 7 View video › $0
ASHB  Soft6 MDN Brandon May $0
  • 1.01.31, Flat
  • Bar: 6
  • SP: $0.00
  • Rtg: 
  • Wgt: 0.0
  • Car: 0.0
  • LWD: 0.0
  • 1: Fishore, 0.0
  • 2: Pogacar, 0.0
  • 3 LEN:NOSE
  • Raceday Gear: Approved Plates, Lugging Bit

Andrew Carston

  • Location: Riccarton Park
  • Horses in Training: 45

With Jockey ()

  • Starts 0
  • Wins 0
  • Place 0
  • S/R 0.0

  • Starts 0
  • Wins 0
  • Place 0
  • S/R 0.0

On Course ()

  • Starts 0
  • Wins 0
  • Place 0
  • S/R 0.0
Current Premiership Place Flat 22
Starts Since Last Win 12

Trainer Performance Stats

Recent starts
  • 40024
  All 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th U Prizemoney
Career 4012 303 345 356 349 374 2285 $6,767,946
G & L 144 8 5 10 15 19 87 $692,210
2025/26 137 9 13 14 17 14 70 $378,030
2024/25 410 25 30 33 40 37 245 $908,245
2023/24 583 41 48 41 50 44 359 $1,138,605
2022/23 516 42 45 46 45 55 283 $870,215
2021/22 491 38 48 48 37 43 277 $882,045
2020/21 395 31 25 40 27 29 243 $465,382
2019/20 279 30 30 25 26 24 144 $538,333
2018/19 282 21 22 31 23 21 164 $408,560
2017/18 298 20 23 29 27 41 158 $360,160
2016/17 273 22 21 19 28 26 157 $359,785
2015/16 273 20 28 17 20 34 154 $380,657
2014/15 75 4 12 13 9 6 31 $77,930
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