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Cleopatra's Needle (IRE)

8yo mare · Trainer H Rogers · Owner Nap Racing Syndicate
by Helmet (AUS) out of Philae (USA) (Seeking The Gold)
45 runs · 17 courses · from May 2021
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Galway, Fairyhouse & Navan Last run 14 Oct 2026 · 4th of 5 Last raced off OR 109
KTB Profile

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.

Based on 45 archived runs · run-style from 20 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up All wins on turf
Official rating109↓ 1lb off peak
109 47–110

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 109 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Navan, 11 Jul 2026

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 →

Jumps 11 figures · best 97C · median 83
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good697C903 runs · 91 / 89
Soft383A801 run · —
Good to Soft288C84.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m791C803 runs · 91 / 89
2m1f – 2m4f497C91.51 run · —
Flat 32 figures · best 127C · median 84
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good16127C891 run · —
Soft7111C961 run · —
Good to Soft395C841 run · —
Standard (AW)382B82—
Good to Firm274C71.51 run · —
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f19127C952 runs · 109 / 84.5
1m – 1m1f11110C792 runs · 84 / 76.5
1m5f – 2m2101A87—

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 127A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Galway (IRE), 29 Jul 2026 Official rating 109 at the last jumps run, 14 Oct 2026

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 69A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Down Royal, 20 Jun 2026 Official rating 50 at the last flat run, 12 Aug 2026

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 12 figures · best 127A · median 111
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good7127A1193 runs · 127 / 119
Soft3105A1031 run · —
Good to Soft2122A110.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m8127A1193 runs · 127 / 119
2m1f – 2m4f4109A1021 run · —
Flat 33 figures · best 83A · median 61
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good1683A671 run · —
Soft777A591 run · —
Standard (AW)460A51.5—
Good to Soft382A721 run · —
Good to Firm256A51.51 run · —
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f1977A602 runs · 69 / 64
1m – 1m1f1183A722 runs · 82 / 64.5
1m5f – 2m268A60—
6f – 7f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 45 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

Sire

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.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm27725.9%+16.5—
Good to Firm7398511.5%+2.10 from 2
Good932788.4%−12 from 23
Good to Soft501428.4%−10 from 5
Soft568447.7%−1.71 from 10
Heavy1481912.8%+3.40 from 1
Standard (AW)1,9361809.3%−0.10 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f224177.6%−1.8—
6f – 7f1,4441369.4%00 from 1
1m – 1m1f1,2721199.4%00 from 11
1m2f – 1m4f1,0731069.9%+0.51 from 19
1m5f – 2m558509%−0.42 from 10
2m1f – 2m4f206209.7%+0.30 from 4
2m5f – 3m6569.2%−0.2—
Over 3m9111.1%+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

Dam
Philae (USA) (Seeking The Gold)

6 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Philosopher (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Philosopher (IRE)427½f–1m—
Hieroglyphic (GB)917f—
Historic Find (GB)511m—
Ru'oud (GB)20——
Malvolio (IRE)50——
Super Moment (IRE)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£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

CourseRunsWinsSR£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

DistanceRunsWinsSR£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

JockeyRunsWinsSR£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

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£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

SeasonRunsWinsSR£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

TypeRunsWinsSR£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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 8 runs
14 Oct 26+4d Punchestown (IRE) Matchbook Betting Exchange Mares Handicap Hurdle 16.5f · Good · 5 ran 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 10991C113B Sean Flanagan 13/2
10 Oct 26+59d Fairyhouse (IRE) Powerscreen New England Supporting Louth GAA Handicap Hurdle 16f · Good · 9 ran 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 10976A119A Sean Flanagan 14/1
12 Aug 26+14d Gowran Park (IRE) 1XBET IRISH SPIRIT Handicap (Div II) 9.5f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 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 5069C47C Chris Hayes 10/1
29 Jul 26+18d Galway (IRE) Tote Guarantee, Never Beaten By SP Irish EBF Mares Handicap Hurdle 16.5f · Good · 20 ran 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 10989C127A Sean Flanagan 22/1
11 Jul 26+21d Navan Navan Racing Festival 14th & 15th November Handicap (0-60) 10f · Good · 12 ran 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 50109A59A Chris Hayes 4/1
20 Jun 26+63d Down Royal Mongey Communications Handicap (0-60) 10.5f · Soft · 12 ran 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 5060A69A Chris Hayes 4/1
18 Apr 26+6d Bellewstown Boardsmill Stud Mares Handicap Hurdle 17f · Yielding · 10 ran Held up early - 8th at halfway - crept into contention approaching three out - unable to close and lost touch late 7/10 7½ 11-3 11083A105A Sean Flanagan 15/2
12 Apr 26+256d Leopardstown Sunday 10th May Leopardstown Family Day Handicap (0-60) 8f · Good To Yielding · 20 ran 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 4884C82A Chris Hayes 12/1
2025 · 8 runs
30 Jul 25+20d Galway Tote, 5,000 Guaranteed Jackpot Irish EBF Mares Handicap Hurdle 16.5f · Good · 16 ran 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) 9f · Good To Firm · 20 ran 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 5074C56A Adam Caffrey 10/1
03 Jul 25+21d Bellewstown Ploughman Bar And Grill Handicap (0-60) 8f · Good · 15 ran 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 5073C83A Adam Caffrey 12/1
12 Jun 25+6d Leopardstown BoyleSports 'Best Odds From 8am' Handicap (0-60) (Div 2) 9f · Soft · 11 ran 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 5276A77A Chris Hayes 11/2
06 Jun 25+20d Fairyhouse Racing Again Next Friday Handicap (0-60) (Div 2) 10f · Good · 18 ran 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 52104C69A Adam Caffrey 13/2
17 May 25+35d Navan Troytown Bar Handicap (0-60) 13f · Good · 12 ran 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 54101A68A Chris Hayes 5/1
12 Apr 25+6d Bellewstown BoyleSports Supporting Irish Racing Handicap Hurdle 17f · Good · 7 ran 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 9795B109A Kieren Buckley 4/1
06 Apr 25+140d Fairyhouse BoyleSports Supporting Irish Racing Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 16f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 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 9481B122A Sean Flanagan 17/2
2024 · 12 runs
17 Nov 24+11d Navan Gaeil Colmcille GAA Kells 'Day At The Races' Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 16f · Yielding · 23 ran 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 9480B103A Sean Flanagan 14/1
06 Nov 24+25d Dundalk (AW) Now Racing Every Wednesday At Dundalk Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 10.5f · Standard · 14 ran 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 5482B60A Chris Hayes 22/1
12 Oct 24+26d Fairyhouse Frank Lynch & Co Chartered Certified Accountants Supporting Louth GAA Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16f · Good · 10 ran 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 8768B121A Sean Flanagan 16/1
16 Sep 24+19d Laytown (AW) Tote, Never Beaten By SP (Q.R.) Race 7f · Standard · 6 ran 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 17f · Good · 8 ran 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 —97C98C Sean Flanagan 100/1
06 Aug 24+14d Roscommon Curragh To Curragh Cycle On Saturday August 31st Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) 15.5f · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran 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 —46C100C Darragh O'Keeffe 20/1
23 Jul 24+33d Ballinrobe West 'Howaya' Maiden Hurdle 17.5f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 7/14 10 11-0 —88C99C Charlie O'Dwyer 125/1
20 Jun 24+7d Leopardstown BoyleSports Lengthen The Odds Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) 9f · Good · 15 ran 11/15 1¼ 9-11 5975C59A Chris Hayes 13/2
13 Jun 24+24d Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap 9f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran 5/13 1 8-9 5984C72A Chris Hayes 12/1
20 May 24+3d Roscommon Abbey Hotel Roscommon Handicap 10.5f · Good · 8 ran 3/8 ½ 8-7 5978A69A Chris Hayes 4/1
17 May 24+10d Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap 10f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 3¼ 8-7 5985A70A Chris Hayes 10/1
07 May 24+174d Navan Book Your Navan Summer BBQ Packages Handicap (47-70) (Div 1) 10f · Yielding · 17 ran 1/17 8-7 47109C77A Chris Hayes 12/1
2023 · 6 runs
15 Nov 23+73d Dundalk (AW) Now Racing Every Wednesday At Dundalk Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) 10.5f · Standard · 14 ran 10/14 3 8-7 4779B39A Adam Caffrey 12/1
03 Sep 23+58d Tipperary Great National Ballykisteen Golf Hotel Handicap (47-70) 12.5f · Yielding · 18 ran 17/18 4¾ 8-1 48111C41C Cian Horgan 16/1
07 Jul 23+26d Bellewstown Prizm Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) 12f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran 9/13 3½ 9-4 5195C52C Robbie Colgan 10/1
11 Jun 23+12d Navan Cusack Hotel Group Family Raceday July 15th Handicap (47-65) 10f · Good · 17 ran 8/17 ¾ 9-2 5195C64A W J Lee 13/2
30 May 23+62d Tipperary Visit Tipperary Handicap (47-65) 12.5f · Good · 17 ran 3/17 ½ 9-2 51127C75A W J Lee 15/2
29 Mar 23+194d Navan Book Your Navan Summer BBQ Packages Apprentice Handicap (47-70) 10f · Heavy · 18 ran 4/18 2½ 8-10 5070C77A Siobhan Rutledge 20/1
2022 · 8 runs
16 Sep 22+32d Dundalk (AW) Find Us On Twitter At DundalkStadium Handicap (47-65) 10.5f · Standard · 14 ran 11/14 2½ 9-4 5282C48C W J Lee 7/1
15 Aug 22+11d Roscommon Sean Cleary Memorial Handicap (47-70) 12f · Good · 12 ran 6/12 1¼ 9-3 5690A66A W J Lee 15/2
04 Aug 22+28d Leopardstown Leopardstown Golf Centre Handicap (47-70) (Div 1) 9f · Good · 18 ran 8/18 2 9-0 5988C61A Siobhan Rutledge 14/1
07 Jul 22+35d Leopardstown Richmond Homes Handicap (47-65) 9f · Good · 21 ran 7/21 1½ 9-5 5979C72A Siobhan Rutledge 40/1
02 Jun 22+10d Leopardstown Leopardstown Summer Shindig Handicap (50-80) 8f · Good · 16 ran 14/16 nk 9-0 63110C58A Wayne Lordan 33/1
23 May 22+22d Roscommon Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap 10f · Soft · 13 ran 8/13 1 8-7 6896C59C Wayne Lordan 80/1
01 May 22+11d Sligo Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap 10.5f · Soft · 10 ran 10/10 34 8-4 7259C49C Jamie Powell 50/1
20 Apr 22+279d Bellewstown Ornan Kitchens Maiden 12f · Good · 11 ran 4/11 7½ 9-4 73105C56C Chris Hayes 25/1
2021 · 3 runs
15 Jul 21+32d Leopardstown Stillorgan Fillies Maiden 13f · Good · 8 ran 7/8 9 9-2 —73C52C W J Lee 18/1
13 Jun 21+14d Gowran Park Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden 9.5f · Good · 14 ran 4/14 nk 9-2 —83C75A W J Lee 25/1
30 May 21 Navan Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Fillies Maiden 10f · Yielding · 14 ran 7/14 hd 8-11 —107C54C 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.

Record shown from May 2021. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.