1m1f | 0–60 | 3yo+ | Turf (Good to Firm in places) | 16 runners
Pace Forecast: Strong
Draw Bias: N/A


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🔢 Ratings Foundation

Timeform Top-Rated: Still She Blooms (70), Higher Kingdom (69), Man Is King / Deuteronomy (69), Cleopatra’s Needle (65)

Recent Figures: Higher Kingdom (consistent 3rds), Still She Blooms (unlucky 9th LTO), Deuteronomy (won latest in visor)

Form Trends:

✅ Still She Blooms – recent effort best ignored

⬆️ Deuteronomy – recent win, trainer trying visor again

⬇️ Master Garvey / Tartaraghan – out of sorts

🔼 Academe – big step forward in blinkers




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🧭 Race Conditions Match

Trip Suitability: All main contenders stay 9–10.5f

Ground: All proven on good/good-to-firm

Course Form: Cleopatra’s Needle / Sayfa Fad / Pegula have Leopardstown placed form

Weight OK?

✅ Still She Blooms / Higher Kingdom / Deuteronomy – fair weight-for-OR balance


Draw: Wide stalls not penal here over 9f – neutral



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⚖️ Race Shape / Tactical Fit

Forecast Pace: Strong gallop predicted

Pace Bias: Could suit those ridden just off the speed

Prominent Runners: Still She Blooms, Man Is King, Sayfa Fad, Cleopatra’s Needle

Hold-Up Types Helped: Higher Kingdom, Academe, Deuteronomy – all usually ridden cold



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📉 Form & Fitness Profile

Still She Blooms: Strong recent form despite troubled trip; consistent in 2025

Higher Kingdom: Reliable sort; pace scenario ideal if away clean

Deuteronomy: Comes here off a win; visor retained

Academe: Blinkers key; trainer in form

Dolce Far Niente: Won latest but needs to prove that wasn’t a one-off

Sayfa Fad: Reliable if pace is strong, but can fluff start

Master Garvey / Knockmore Prince / Wonderwalk: Hard to fancy on balance

Tartaraghan: Big price and profile flatlining



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🧬 Connections & Intent

Hot Trainers: Mrs J Harrington (Academe), McGuinness (Higher Kingdom)

Jockey Uplifts: S. Coen (claiming 7 on Tartaraghan), Adam Caffrey (value 5lbs on HK)

Multiple Runners – McConnell (Tartaraghan, Knockmore Prince) – possible pace role?



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🧨 Market & Setup

Still She Blooms: Backed LTO (9/4f); unlucky in run – a “go day” candidate

Deuteronomy: Backed LTO; market usually informative with Burns

Academe: Surprise improvement LTO in blinkers – again fitted

Dolce Far Niente: Won well but inconsistent profile



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📂 Extra Angles

Timeform Flags: “Horse in Focus” – Still She Blooms

Smart Stats: Harrington’s 3yo handicappers have +20% ROI in low-grade turf events

Recent Form Franked?: HK and Deuteronomy ran in races that have produced next-time-out winners

Unexposed / Scope?: Academe (3yo), Amavasya (3yo), Pegula (long layoff)



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📊 Groupings & Value Assessment (lbs from Top-Rated 70)

Runner Lbs Off Top Group Rating/10 Notes

Still She Blooms 0 A 8.5 Unlucky LTO, right setup
Higher Kingdom 1 A 8 Solid, but needs clean break
Deuteronomy 1 A 7.5 Won latest, likes setup
Academe 2 B 7.5 Improving, stable hot
Cleopatra’s Needle 5 B 6.5 Not always best placed
Dolce Far Niente 6 B 6.5 Needs to back up Fairyhouse win
Sayfa Fad 3 B 6.5 Strong pace helps, unreliable break
Man Is King 1 A 6 Regressive profile but fair mark
Master Garvey 5 C 5.5 Fairyhouse run underwhelming
Famous Enough 7 C 5 One good run, needs repeat
Tartaraghan 4 C 4.5 Hard to fancy
Amavasya 10 D 4 Early days, not proven at trip
Pegula ? D 3.5 Long layoff, one good run 8 months ago
Knockmore Prince 6 D 3.5 Unconvincing
Celtic Druid ? D 3 Bits of promise, not enough
Wonderwalk ? D 2.5 Outclassed on evidence



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💷 Tissue Estimate (100%)

11/2 Still She Blooms

13/2 Higher Kingdom

7/1 Deuteronomy

8/1 Academe

10/1 Dolce Far Niente

11/1 Sayfa Fad

14/1 Cleopatra’s Needle

16/1 bar



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🔍 Final Filter – How It’ll Play Out

A strong early pace looks assured, likely suiting closers and mid-division runners who can settle early. Still She Blooms rates a strong candidate if avoiding traffic – she’s well treated and ran better than bare result last time. Higher Kingdom will be dangerous late if breaking better than usual, while Deuteronomy could go close if repeating his Gowran effort. Academe is a lively dark horse with scope for more in blinkers, and Dolce Far Niente may be overpriced again if that latest win wasn’t a fluke.