Sol Cayo (IRE)
Sol Cayo is a gelding who won four of 15 starts between Nov 2022 and Jun 2025. Three of those wins came over 1m2f – 1m4f, one on turf at Pontefract in a Class 3 handicap off 84 and three on all-weather at Newcastle, Southwell and Wolverhampton. He won at Pontefract in Jun 2025 then finished 8 of 14 at Haydock in Jul 2025 when last raced off his career-high mark of 90. Aged 5 at his last run in Jul 2025.
- 4–15Wins / Runs
- 26.7%Strike rate
- 9 (60%)Placed
- +1.50£1 level staken=15 at SP
- 2.02Fair A/E n=15 · 1.76 incl. margin
- 90Highest OR
- 84dAvg 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 106
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.
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 7 | 106A | 79 | — |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 97A | 83 | — |
| Good | 3 | 114C | 95 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 9 | 114C | 76 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 97C | 92.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 97A | 93.5 | — |
| Under 6f | 2 | 91A | 75.5 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 15 runs · as at 3 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 4 analysed runs
- Prominent 3 (75%) · 1 win
- Led 1 (25%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 5,043 runs since Jan 2008 (402 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 4.3% from 115. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12.9% from 519. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 6.2% from 177.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 24 | 4 | 16.7% | +7.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 955 | 100 | 10.5% | +1 | 0 from 4 |
| Good | 985 | 100 | 10.2% | +0.7 | 1 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 469 | 28 | 6% | −3.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 425 | 28 | 6.6% | −2.9 | — |
| Heavy | 115 | 5 | 4.3% | −5.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,069 | 216 | 10.4% | +0.9 | 3 from 7 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 519 | 67 | 12.9% | +3.4 | 0 from 2 |
| 6f – 7f | 2,415 | 236 | 9.8% | +0.3 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,177 | 92 | 7.8% | −1.7 | 1 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 691 | 71 | 10.3% | +0.8 | 3 from 9 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 177 | 11 | 6.2% | −3.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 57 | 4 | 7% | −2.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −9.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −9.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Night Candle (FR) (1 win).
The wins came over 5f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Night Candle (FR)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Night Candle (FR) | 23 | 1 | 5f | Class 4 |
| Jagetme (IRE) | 9 | 1 | 5f | Class 6 |
| Cardener (FR) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Skyron (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 7 | 3 | 43% | +3.50 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 8 | 2 | 25% | −1.25 |
| Class 5 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.25 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.75 |
| Pontefract | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.75 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Beverley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 9 | 3 | 33% | +3.75 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.75 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Under 6f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P J McDonald | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.25 |
| Sean Kirrane | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.75 |
| Daniel Tudhope | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.00 |
| Oisin McSweeney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Simon Walker | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Mr Ross Birkett | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 14 | 4 | 29% | +2.50 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +5.00 |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.25 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.25 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Jul 25+13d | Haydock | bet365 Old Newton Cup Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Sat close to the pace early - well placed in third before being asked for effort with two furlongs left - lost ground steadily inside the final stages to finish eighth | 8/14 | 1¾ | 8-9 | 90 | 114C | 79A | Oisin McSweeney | 28/1 |
| 22 Jun 25+149d | Pontefract | Pontefract Races Chairman's Challenge Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Set the pace from the off - urged clear approaching 2f out - driven out inside final furlong - stayed on well without a challenge | 1/3 | 9-3 | 84 | 95C | 87C | Daniel Tudhope | 5/1 | |
| 24 Jan 25+13d | Southwell (AW) | Free Bets With BetUK Bet Club Amateur Jockeys' Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Settled midpack early - improved out wide to chase pace holders approaching 2f out - up into second a furlong later - rallied inside the last to hit the front close home | 1/8 | 11-2 | 82 | 79A | 102A | Mr Simon Walker | 2/1F | |
| 11 Jan 25+25d | Newcastle (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetUK Handicap Settled in the pack early - driven forward with 4f remaining - closed on the front group by 2f out - shared second turning for home but faded to finish third | 3/8 | 1¼ | 10-0 | 82 | 106A | 94A | Sean Kirrane | 9/4F |
| 17 Dec 24+75d | Newcastle (AW) | Free Bets With BetUK Bet Club Handicap Handy early behind the front group - still travelling with two furlongs left - asked for effort to move clear inside the last furlong - stayed on strongly to score comfortably | 1/8 | 9-12 | 75 | 70A | 96A | Sean Kirrane | 11/4J | |
| 03 Oct 24+25d | Newcastle (AW) | Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com Handicap Settled in the pack early - driven approaching 3f out - stayed on well from 1f out to close - snatched second right on the line | 2/9 | 1½ | 9-13 | 74 | 76A | 86A | Sean Kirrane | 12/1 |
| 08 Sep 24+21d | York | Elevator Company Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Handy on the rail early - nudged for effort before fading three furlongs out - well held at the finish | 17/17 | 5 | 11-1 | 79 | 38C | 71C | Mr Ross Birkett | 66/1 |
| 18 Aug 24+442d | Pontefract | Sky Bet Extra Places Every Day Handicap Prominent racing on the rail - urged forward with 2f remaining - weakened steadily to finish sixth | 6/7 | 2 | 10-1 | 83 | 64A | 80A | Daniel Tudhope | 25/1 |
| 03 Jun 23+201d | Epsom Downs | Betfred Lester Piggott Handicap | 12/13 | nk | 8-12 | 86 | 75C | 69A | P J McDonald | 28/1 |
| 14 Nov 22+25d | Wolverhampton (AW) | talkSPORT Powered By Fans Nursery | 1/5 | 9-7 | 82 | 97C | 91B | P J McDonald | 11/4 | |
| 20 Oct 22+128d | Wolverhampton (AW) | It's Time To Turn To talkSPORT Nursery | 2/10 | hd | 9-8 | 79 | 88A | 95A | P J McDonald | 12/1 |
| 14 Jun 22+19d | Beverley | EBF Restricted Novice Stakes | 2/10 | 5 | 9-4 | — | 97A | 85A | P J McDonald | 5/2 |
| 26 May 22+23d | Carlisle | Orton Rigg Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 3/10 | shd | 9-7 | — | 90A | 92A | P J McDonald | 10/3 |
| 03 May 22+16d | Wetherby | racingtv.com Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 3/7 | ½ | 9-7 | — | 91A | 79A | P J McDonald | 33/1 |
| 17 Apr 22 | Southwell (AW) | EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 7/8 | 2½ | 9-2 | — | 60A | 43A | P J McDonald | 8/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Sol Cayo (IRE) won?
- Sol Cayo (IRE) won 4 of 15 archived starts between 2022 and 2025, a strike rate of 26.7%. Placed 9 times in total (60% of starts).
- Who trained Sol Cayo (IRE)?
- Sol Cayo (IRE) was trained by Fionn McSharry on the most recent run on record, at Haydock on 5 July 2025.
- Who is Sol Cayo (IRE)'s sire?
- Sol Cayo (IRE) is by Havana Gold (IRE) out of Epatha (IRE), whose sire is Highest Honor.
- What going does Sol Cayo (IRE) prefer?
- Sol Cayo (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 3 wins from 7 starts (42.9%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Sol Cayo (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 90, from the run on 5 July 2025. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Sol Cayo (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Havana Gold (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 5,043 runs since Jan 2008 (402 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 4.3% from 115. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12.9% from 519. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 6.2% from 177.
- Who are Sol Cayo (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Epatha (IRE), Sol Cayo (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Night Candle (FR) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Night Candle (FR)). The wins came over 5f. As at Oct 2026.