Cleopatra's Needle (IRE)
Cleopatra's Needle is a mare who has won three of 45 starts, all on turf. Two of those wins came in handicaps over 1m5f – 2m on good ground, at Galway in Jul 2025 off an official rating of 98 and at Fairyhouse in Oct 2024 off 87, while the third was over 1m2f – 1m4f on soft at Navan. She has raced 10 times at Leopardstown without success. Aged 8 at her last run in Oct 2026, she finished fourth of five at Punchestown off an official rating of 109, having been held up.
- 3–45Wins / Runs
- 6.7%Strike rate
- 13 (28.9%)Placed
- +8.00£1 level staken=45 at SP
- 0.99Fair A/E n=45 · 0.79 incl. margin
- 110Highest OR
- 45dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 109
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 97C | 90 | 3 runs · 91 / 89 |
| Soft | 3 | 83A | 80 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 88C | 84.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 91C | 80 | 3 runs · 91 / 89 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 97C | 91.5 | 1 run · — |
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 16 | 127C | 89 | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 7 | 111C | 96 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 95C | 84 | 1 run · — |
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 82B | 82 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 74C | 71.5 | 1 run · — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 19 | 127C | 95 | 2 runs · 109 / 84.5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 11 | 110C | 79 | 2 runs · 84 / 76.5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 101A | 87 | — |
Of 45 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1) · no standard for this course, surface and code on the window (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 43 figures from 45 runs · as at 22 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast
Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.
Run style from 20 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Held up 12 (60%) · 2 wins
- Mid-division 5 (25%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 3 (15%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 4,851 runs since Jan 2008 (351 horses).
Strongest on heavy going: 12.8% from 148.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 27 | 7 | 25.9% | +16.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 739 | 85 | 11.5% | +2.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 932 | 78 | 8.4% | −1 | 2 from 23 |
| Good to Soft | 501 | 42 | 8.4% | −1 | 0 from 5 |
| Soft | 568 | 44 | 7.7% | −1.7 | 1 from 10 |
| Heavy | 148 | 19 | 12.8% | +3.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,936 | 180 | 9.3% | −0.1 | 0 from 4 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 224 | 17 | 7.6% | −1.8 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,444 | 136 | 9.4% | 0 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,272 | 119 | 9.4% | 0 | 0 from 11 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,073 | 106 | 9.9% | +0.5 | 1 from 19 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 558 | 50 | 9% | −0.4 | 2 from 10 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 206 | 20 | 9.7% | +0.3 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 65 | 6 | 9.2% | −0.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | +1.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
6 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Philosopher (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philosopher (IRE) | 4 | 2 | 7½f–1m | — |
| Hieroglyphic (GB) | 9 | 1 | 7f | — |
| Historic Find (GB) | 5 | 1 | 1m | — |
| Ru'oud (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Malvolio (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Super Moment (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 23 | 2 | 9% | +17.00 |
| Soft | 10 | 1 | 10% | +3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Navan | 7 | 1 | 14% | +6.00 |
| Bellewstown | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Roscommon | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 3 | 1 | 33% | +14.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tipperary | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Punchestown (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 1 | 100% | +22.00 |
| Laytown (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 19 | 1 | 5% | −6.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 10 | 2 | 20% | +30.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Hayes | 13 | 1 | 8% | +0.00 |
| Sean Flanagan | 8 | 1 | 13% | +9.00 |
| W J Lee | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Adam Caffrey | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Siobhan Rutledge | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Wayne Lordan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Patrick M O'Brien | 1 | 1 | 100% | +22.00 |
| Kieren Buckley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr R W Barron | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Darragh O'Keeffe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Charlie O'Dwyer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cian Horgan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robbie Colgan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jamie Powell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nathan Crosse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hood + tongue tie | 13 | 2 | 15% | +27.00 |
| Hood | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Tongue tie | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| None | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Blinkers | 4 | 1 | 25% | +9.00 |
| Tongue tie + visor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +15.00 |
| 2024 | 12 | 2 | 17% | +18.00 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 33 | 1 | 3% | −20.00 |
| Hurdle | 12 | 2 | 17% | +28.00 |
Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 14 Oct 26+4d | Punchestown (IRE) | Matchbook Betting Exchange Mares Handicap Hurdle sat 5th just behind the front group - edged up to 4th 2 out but made no dent before the straight - plugged on at one speed to finish 4th | 4/5 | 3 | 11-1 | 109 | 91C | 113B | Sean Flanagan | 13/2 |
| 10 Oct 26+59d | Fairyhouse (IRE) | Powerscreen New England Supporting Louth GAA Handicap Hurdle Raced among the hindmost of the pack - moved up to 6th - pushed along 2 out - never threatened before the last | 6/9 | 1¼ | 11-2 | 109 | 76A | 119A | Sean Flanagan | 14/1 |
| 12 Aug 26+14d | Gowran Park (IRE) | 1XBET IRISH SPIRIT Handicap (Div II) Settled in the pack early - 9th at halfway - dropped away with 2f left - never a threat late finishing well beaten | 12/15 | hd | 9-6 | 50 | 69C | 47C | Chris Hayes | 10/1 |
| 29 Jul 26+18d | Galway (IRE) | Tote Guarantee, Never Beaten By SP Irish EBF Mares Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back of the pack early - improved on the outside to reach the front group before 2 out - up to fourth after the final flight then pushed into third inside the last furlong and a half - had nothing more late and slipped back to finish fourth | 4/20 | 4½ | 10-10 | 109 | 89C | 127A | Sean Flanagan | 22/1 |
| 11 Jul 26+21d | Navan | Navan Racing Festival 14th & 15th November Handicap (0-60) Sat in behind the front group - up to 6th by halfway - moved up nicely into second and asked for effort inside the last two furlongs - found nothing more in the final furlong | 9/12 | 1¼ | 9-6 | 50 | 109A | 59A | Chris Hayes | 4/1 |
| 20 Jun 26+63d | Down Royal | Mongey Communications Handicap (0-60) Settled in the pack early - moved through 3f out - into second and pushed along 2f out but couldn't close on the clear leader - stayed on at one gait to finish second | 2/12 | 12 | 9-6 | 50 | 60A | 69A | Chris Hayes | 4/1 |
| 18 Apr 26+6d | Bellewstown | Boardsmill Stud Mares Handicap Hurdle Held up early - 8th at halfway - crept into contention approaching three out - unable to close and lost touch late | 7/10 | 7½ | 11-3 | 110 | 83A | 105A | Sean Flanagan | 15/2 |
| 12 Apr 26+256d | Leopardstown | Sunday 10th May Leopardstown Family Day Handicap (0-60) Settled in midfield on the rail - urged up in 9th with 2f left - improved into 4th inside the last furlong - moved up to 2nd close home - held to the finish just over half a length behind | 2/20 | ¾ | 9-4 | 48 | 84C | 82A | Chris Hayes | 12/1 |
| 2025 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Jul 25+20d | Galway | Tote, 5,000 Guaranteed Jackpot Irish EBF Mares Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back early - still detached in the pack at halfway - moved through on the inner past three out to sit fourth approaching two out - hit the front late and driven out to assert on the run to the line | 1/16 | 9-9 | 98 | — | 119A | Patrick M O'Brien | 22/1 | |
| 10 Jul 25+7d | Leopardstown | Irish Champions Festival Handicap (0-60) Sat close to the pace - 7th at halfway - driven approaching straight then found little inside final furlong and dropped away | 18/20 | nk | 9-6 | 50 | 74C | 56A | Adam Caffrey | 10/1 |
| 03 Jul 25+21d | Bellewstown | Ploughman Bar And Grill Handicap (0-60) Drifted right and clipped another runner leaving stalls - settled midfield then made ground from halfway - driven to fight for the front from 2f out - overtaken inside the final 200 yards and held on for second at a steady clip | 2/15 | 1½ | 9-6 | 50 | 73C | 83A | Adam Caffrey | 12/1 |
| 12 Jun 25+6d | Leopardstown | BoyleSports 'Best Odds From 8am' Handicap (0-60) (Div 2) Settled at the back early - pushed into 5th with 3f left but unable to close 2f out - stayed on same gear through the final furlong to finish 5th | 5/11 | 3 | 9-10 | 52 | 76A | 77A | Chris Hayes | 11/2 |
| 06 Jun 25+20d | Fairyhouse | Racing Again Next Friday Handicap (0-60) (Div 2) Held up in the pack - pushed along inside final two furlongs - stayed on late but never got competitive - finished 6th | 6/18 | ½ | 9-8 | 52 | 104C | 69A | Adam Caffrey | 13/2 |
| 17 May 25+35d | Navan | Troytown Bar Handicap (0-60) Settled towards the back early - squeezed for space with 2f and a half to run - pushed along and found space to move through inside the last two - up to 5th with a furlong left - stayed on at one speed to finish sixth beaten under five lengths | 6/12 | ½ | 9-10 | 54 | 101A | 68A | Chris Hayes | 5/1 |
| 12 Apr 25+6d | Bellewstown | BoyleSports Supporting Irish Racing Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back - fighting for a strong grip early - still within range with two furlongs left - urged to improve - moved into second approaching the final obstacle - never able to land a blow on the winner and stayed on at an even effort to finish second | 2/7 | 5½ | 10-13 | 97 | 95B | 109A | Kieren Buckley | 4/1 |
| 06 Apr 25+140d | Fairyhouse | BoyleSports Supporting Irish Racing Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Held up towards the back - improved into contention approaching two out and shared advantage soon after - overtaken close home despite driving efforts - stayed on same speed to the line | 2/14 | 2¼ | 11-10 | 94 | 81B | 122A | Sean Flanagan | 17/2 |
| 2024 · 12 runs | ||||||||||
| 17 Nov 24+11d | Navan | Gaeil Colmcille GAA Kells 'Day At The Races' Handicap Hurdle (80-102) Settled towards the back early - closed ground two out but no threat by the last - stayed on same gait to finish 10th | 10/23 | 3½ | 11-6 | 94 | 80B | 103A | Sean Flanagan | 14/1 |
| 06 Nov 24+25d | Dundalk (AW) | Now Racing Every Wednesday At Dundalk Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) Slow into stride - settled towards the back of the pack pulling hard - pressed for effort in 8th with 2f left - faded to finish tenth | 10/14 | hd | 9-7 | 54 | 82B | 60A | Chris Hayes | 22/1 |
| 12 Oct 24+26d | Fairyhouse | Frank Lynch & Co Chartered Certified Accountants Supporting Louth GAA Handicap Hurdle (80-95) Settled towards the back early - bumped mildly 3 out - 8th turning into the straight - shaken up on the outside after 2 out - moving strongly to loom up before the last - hit the front there - driven out and kept going to the line | 1/10 | 11-6 | 87 | 68B | 121A | Sean Flanagan | 16/1 | |
| 16 Sep 24+19d | Laytown (AW) | Tote, Never Beaten By SP (Q.R.) Race Settled towards the back - pushed along with no headway 2½f out - soon weakened - finished sixth | 6/6 | 12 | 11-4 | 55 | — | 55C | Mr R W Barron | 50/1 |
| 28 Aug 24+22d | Bellewstown | PANDA Mares Hurdle Held up towards the back - still 7th at halfway before losing touch approaching 3 out - stayed on steadily to hold 5th before the last | 5/8 | 18 | 10-10 | — | 97C | 98C | Sean Flanagan | 100/1 |
| 06 Aug 24+14d | Roscommon | Curragh To Curragh Cycle On Saturday August 31st Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) Settled in the pack early - improved into contention approaching 3 out - lost momentum under pressure 2 out - well held at the finish | 9/16 | ½ | 11-5 | — | 46C | 100C | Darragh O'Keeffe | 20/1 |
| 23 Jul 24+33d | Ballinrobe | West 'Howaya' Maiden Hurdle | 7/14 | 10 | 11-0 | — | 88C | 99C | Charlie O'Dwyer | 125/1 |
| 20 Jun 24+7d | Leopardstown | BoyleSports Lengthen The Odds Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 11/15 | 1¼ | 9-11 | 59 | 75C | 59A | Chris Hayes | 13/2 |
| 13 Jun 24+24d | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap | 5/13 | 1 | 8-9 | 59 | 84C | 72A | Chris Hayes | 12/1 |
| 20 May 24+3d | Roscommon | Abbey Hotel Roscommon Handicap | 3/8 | ½ | 8-7 | 59 | 78A | 69A | Chris Hayes | 4/1 |
| 17 May 24+10d | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap | 2/10 | 3¼ | 8-7 | 59 | 85A | 70A | Chris Hayes | 10/1 |
| 07 May 24+174d | Navan | Book Your Navan Summer BBQ Packages Handicap (47-70) (Div 1) | 1/17 | 8-7 | 47 | 109C | 77A | Chris Hayes | 12/1 | |
| 2023 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 15 Nov 23+73d | Dundalk (AW) | Now Racing Every Wednesday At Dundalk Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 10/14 | 3 | 8-7 | 47 | 79B | 39A | Adam Caffrey | 12/1 |
| 03 Sep 23+58d | Tipperary | Great National Ballykisteen Golf Hotel Handicap (47-70) | 17/18 | 4¾ | 8-1 | 48 | 111C | 41C | Cian Horgan | 16/1 |
| 07 Jul 23+26d | Bellewstown | Prizm Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 9/13 | 3½ | 9-4 | 51 | 95C | 52C | Robbie Colgan | 10/1 |
| 11 Jun 23+12d | Navan | Cusack Hotel Group Family Raceday July 15th Handicap (47-65) | 8/17 | ¾ | 9-2 | 51 | 95C | 64A | W J Lee | 13/2 |
| 30 May 23+62d | Tipperary | Visit Tipperary Handicap (47-65) | 3/17 | ½ | 9-2 | 51 | 127C | 75A | W J Lee | 15/2 |
| 29 Mar 23+194d | Navan | Book Your Navan Summer BBQ Packages Apprentice Handicap (47-70) | 4/18 | 2½ | 8-10 | 50 | 70C | 77A | Siobhan Rutledge | 20/1 |
| 2022 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Sep 22+32d | Dundalk (AW) | Find Us On Twitter At DundalkStadium Handicap (47-65) | 11/14 | 2½ | 9-4 | 52 | 82C | 48C | W J Lee | 7/1 |
| 15 Aug 22+11d | Roscommon | Sean Cleary Memorial Handicap (47-70) | 6/12 | 1¼ | 9-3 | 56 | 90A | 66A | W J Lee | 15/2 |
| 04 Aug 22+28d | Leopardstown | Leopardstown Golf Centre Handicap (47-70) (Div 1) | 8/18 | 2 | 9-0 | 59 | 88C | 61A | Siobhan Rutledge | 14/1 |
| 07 Jul 22+35d | Leopardstown | Richmond Homes Handicap (47-65) | 7/21 | 1½ | 9-5 | 59 | 79C | 72A | Siobhan Rutledge | 40/1 |
| 02 Jun 22+10d | Leopardstown | Leopardstown Summer Shindig Handicap (50-80) | 14/16 | nk | 9-0 | 63 | 110C | 58A | Wayne Lordan | 33/1 |
| 23 May 22+22d | Roscommon | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap | 8/13 | 1 | 8-7 | 68 | 96C | 59C | Wayne Lordan | 80/1 |
| 01 May 22+11d | Sligo | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap | 10/10 | 34 | 8-4 | 72 | 59C | 49C | Jamie Powell | 50/1 |
| 20 Apr 22+279d | Bellewstown | Ornan Kitchens Maiden | 4/11 | 7½ | 9-4 | 73 | 105C | 56C | Chris Hayes | 25/1 |
| 2021 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 15 Jul 21+32d | Leopardstown | Stillorgan Fillies Maiden | 7/8 | 9 | 9-2 | — | 73C | 52C | W J Lee | 18/1 |
| 13 Jun 21+14d | Gowran Park | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden | 4/14 | nk | 9-2 | — | 83C | 75A | W J Lee | 25/1 |
| 30 May 21 | Navan | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Fillies Maiden | 7/14 | hd | 8-11 | — | 107C | 54C | Nathan Crosse | 50/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Cleopatra's Needle won?
- Cleopatra's Needle (IRE) won 3 of 45 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 6.7%. Placed 13 times in total (28.9% of starts).
- Who trains Cleopatra's Needle?
- Cleopatra's Needle (IRE) is trained by H Rogers, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 14 October 2026.
- Who is Cleopatra's Needle's sire?
- Cleopatra's Needle (IRE) is by Helmet (AUS) out of Philae (USA), whose sire is Seeking The Gold.
- What going does Cleopatra's Needle prefer?
- Cleopatra's Needle (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 10 starts (10%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Cleopatra's Needle's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 109, from the run on 14 October 2026. The highest on record is 110.
- What is Cleopatra's Needle's sire's record?
- Helmet (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 4,851 runs since Jan 2008 (351 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 12.8% from 148.
- Who are Cleopatra's Needle's siblings?
- Out of Philae (USA), Cleopatra's Needle (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Philosopher (IRE) (2). The wins came over 7f–1m. As at Oct 2026.