Femme Beauty

That moment arrived at Killarney on 12 May 2026, and it was well worth the wait. Her recent form reads like a story of gradual improvement — after a difficult run finishing ninth, she bounced back with a third, and then last week she went one better and got her head in front for the first time. The sequence of 9-3-7-4-1-4 (reading oldest to newest) suggests a horse whose form has been inconsistent, but who clearly showed up on the day that mattered most. She raced again just yesterday, which tells you the team at Rathbride are keeping her busy and in good rhythm.

Trained by K J Condon, based in Co Kildare, Femme Beauty is part of a yard that has sent out four winners this season. Condon is a patient handler, and with a horse like this — one who has needed 16 races to open her account — that patience appears to have paid off. Whether this is the start of a more consistent spell or simply a high point in an up-and-down season remains to be seen, but at three years old she has time on her side.