never so bold (26 april 1980 – 8 february 2000) was a british thoroughbred racehorse and sire. he was a specialist sprinter who recorded all his important wins at distances between five and six and a half furlongs. after finishing unplaced in his only start as a two-year-old he showed good, but unexceptional form in handicaps the following season. in 1984 he improved to become a top-class performer, winning the prix de la porte maillot and the prix maurice de gheest in france and the diadem stakes in england. he made further improvement to become recognised as the best sprinter in europe in 1985, winning the temple stakes, king's stand stakes, july cup and william hill sprint championship. after a poor run in the breeders' cup mile he was retired to stud where he had limited success as a sire of winners.