Horse profile
Solar Biricz (IRE)
by Mehmas (IRE) out of Lightning Mark (IRE) (Invincible Spirit)
20 runs · 11 courses · from May 2024
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Doncaster & Musselburgh
Headgear returns LTO
Last run 15 Jun 2026 · 8th of 9
Last raced off OR 47
KTB Profile
Solar Biricz is a gelding with two wins from 20 starts, both at Class 6 level. Both wins came under 6f on good or faster ground, at Doncaster in Jun 2025 off an official rating of 58 and at Musselburgh in Aug 2024 off 52. He has raced 19 times on turf. Aged 4 at his last run in Jun 2026, he finished 8 of 9 at Wetherby in a Class 6 handicap off an official rating of 47, 15lb below his highest ever mark, with headgear returning.
Based on 20 archived runs · run-style from 16 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
Wins on good or faster
All wins at Class 6
OR ↓ 15lb off peak
- 2–20Wins / Runs
- 10%Strike rate
- 5 (25%)Placed
- −1.50£1 level staken=20 at SP
- 0.94Fair A/E n=20 · 0.82 incl. margin
- 62Highest OR
- 41dAvg 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.
Official rating47↓ 15lb off peak
47
47–62
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 85
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 10 | 87A | 69.5 | 3 runs · 79 / 75 |
| Good | 5 | 99B | 70 | 2 runs · 71 / 56.5 |
| Soft | 4 | 83A | 65.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 17 | 99B | 70 | 2 runs · 79 / 77 |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 71C | 66 | 3 runs · 71 / 66 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 20 figures from 20 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 16 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Prominent 7 (44%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 5 (31%) · 0 wins
- Led 2 (13%) · 0 wins
- Held up 2 (13%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 8,196 runs since Jun 2020 (751 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 19 | 2 | 10.5% | −1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,457 | 179 | 12.3% | +0.8 | 1 from 10 |
| Good | 1,957 | 221 | 11.3% | −0.2 | 1 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 761 | 84 | 11% | −0.5 | — |
| Soft | 928 | 97 | 10.5% | −1 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 225 | 22 | 9.8% | −1.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,849 | 341 | 12% | +0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2,100 | 267 | 12.7% | +1.2 | 2 from 17 |
| 6f – 7f | 4,311 | 477 | 11.1% | −0.4 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,382 | 158 | 11.4% | −0.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 366 | 43 | 11.7% | +0.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 30 | 1 | 3.3% | −8.2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −11.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −11.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jun 2020 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Lightning Mark (IRE) (Invincible Spirit)
2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anfaal (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rules Of Order (IRE) | 15 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 10 | 1 | 10% | +3.00 |
| Good | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.50 |
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 11 | 2 | 18% | +7.50 |
| Class 5 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beverley | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Doncaster | 3 | 1 | 33% | +10.00 |
| Pontefract | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Thirsk | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Catterick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 17 | 2 | 12% | +1.50 |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Robinson | 11 | 2 | 18% | +7.50 |
| Billy Garritty | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jason Hart | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Garritty | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hollie Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Saffie Osborne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shay Farmer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Joanna Mason | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Kiely-Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 14 | 2 | 14% | +4.50 |
| Cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Visor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +5.00 |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −1.50 |
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 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 15 Jun 26+9d | Wetherby | William Hill Extra Places Every Day Handicap (Div 2) Settled with the pack early - pushed for effort out wide inside the last two furlongs - drifted left and dropped away inside the final furlong - finished eighth | 8/9 | 4½ | 9-1 | 47 | 75A | 39A | Jason Hart | 11/2 |
| 06 Jun 26+21d | Doncaster | Northwick Group Handicap Went straight to front - lost command approaching 3f out then pushed along with 2f left - dropped away inside the final furlong to finish 11th | 11/16 | 2¼ | 8-13 | 49 | 66C | 56A | Ben Robinson | 33/1 |
| 16 May 26+16d | Thirsk | Sky Bet Build A Bet Handicap Settled in the pack early - pushed along with 2f left - gave way quietly through the closing stages - well held in 17th | 17/17 | 1¾ | 9-0 | 51 | 42C | 45C | Ben Robinson | 25/1 |
| 30 Apr 26+12d | Redcar | Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Handicap Settled on the near flank early - asked for effort with 2f left - kept finding late - moved into fourth close home | 4/9 | ¾ | 9-3 | 53 | 79B | 64A | Jack Garritty | 16/1 |
| 18 Apr 26+194d | Thirsk | Nick Simpson Cannot Be 60 Handicap Tracked pace-setter early - pressed for effort with 2f left - dropped away soon after - finished well held in 17th | 17/18 | ¾ | 8-4 | 56 | 71C | 32C | Hollie Doyle | 18/1 |
| 2025 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 06 Oct 25+22d | Pontefract | Constant Security Services Handicap Held a spot behind the front group early - dropped away with 3f left - trailed home tailed off through the closing stages | 12/12 | 19 | 9-2 | 58 | -55C | 43C | Ben Robinson | 28/1 |
| 14 Sep 25+39d | Doncaster | Land Of Lights Festival At Gulliver's Handicap Held up towards back of pack - urged forward with 2f left - kept trying to finish 9th | 9/16 | 1¾ | 8-7 | 60 | 70C | 68A | Saffie Osborne | 40/1 |
| 06 Aug 25+43d | Pontefract | FBS Chartered Accountants Chaplins Club Handicap Held midpack on the wide side - driven up around halfway with no real threat inside the final two furlongs - drifted left and faded in the closing stages | 8/9 | 2¾ | 9-2 | 61 | 85B | 40A | Ben Robinson | 20/1 |
| 24 Jun 25+9d | Beverley | Go Racing In Yorkshire Future Stars Apprentice Handicap Sat close to the front group - pushed along under 2f out - unable to close the gap in the last furlong - finished third beaten 3.5 lengths | 3/5 | 1 | 9-8 | 58 | 65C | 73B | Shay Farmer | 5/2 |
| 15 Jun 25+36d | Doncaster | Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com Handicap Held up towards the back - driven into contention 2f out and drifted left approaching final furlong - stayed on strongly last 110 yards to score | 1/8 | 9-9 | 58 | 71A | 69A | Ben Robinson | 12/1 | |
| 10 May 25+5d | Nottingham | Dancing At The Pink Pony Club Handicap Settled in the pack early - urged forward at halfway - dropped away inside the final furlong - finished sixth | 6/8 | 2¾ | 9-8 | 59 | 59A | 43A | Ben Robinson | 4/1 |
| 05 May 25+26d | Beverley | We Love A Bank Holiday Handicap Sat close to front group early - pushed along and moved into third inside final furlong - stayed on well to finish third beaten a length and a quarter | 3/11 | ½ | 8-10 | 59 | 87A | 73A | Joanna Mason | 18/1 |
| 09 Apr 25+189d | Catterick | Raceday Ready Handicap Tracked the front group early - pushed along with 3f left - dropped away inside the last furlong - finished tenth | 10/14 | ½ | 9-2 | 61 | 70C | 56A | Ben Robinson | 12/1 |
| 2024 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 02 Oct 24+25d | Catterick | Download The Raceday Ready App Nursery Broke awkwardly to the right at the off - settled around midfield - urged forward with over a furlong left but failed to land a blow - allowed to drop away approaching the final furlong | 9/10 | shd | 8-10 | 62 | 83A | 47A | Ben Robinson | 12/1 |
| 07 Sep 24+10d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Independent Pest Control & Hygiene Services Nursery Held a forward spot early - pushed along inside final furlong - stayed on close home but unable to reel in leader - finished second beaten two lengths | 2/6 | 2 | 9-9 | 62 | 74A | 60B | Tom Kiely-Marshall | 4/7F |
| 28 Aug 24+13d | Musselburgh | Thomson Bethune Nursery Settled third early - moved into second with 2f left - hit the front approaching the last furlong - kicked clear inside final 110 yards and idled without pressure late - strolled home unopposed | 1/8 | 9-1 | 52 | 99B | 66A | Ben Robinson | 9/2 | |
| 15 Aug 24+24d | Beverley | Beverley Racecourse Sculpture Trail Nursery Went straight to front - pressed and overtaken 2f out - driven along with no answer to winner a furlong out - edged out of second spot close home | 3/10 | 1 | 8-11 | 53 | 68B | 62A | Ben Robinson | 6/1 |
| 22 Jul 24+68d | Beverley | Racing TV EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 8/12 | nk | 9-5 | — | 45A | 59A | Ben Robinson | 50/1 |
| 15 May 24+14d | York | British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 11/11 | 37 | 9-2 | — | -53C | 37C | Billy Garritty | 50/1 |
| 01 May 24 | Pontefract | Northern Commercials New Buy From Stock EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 5/5 | 2¼ | 9-5 | — | 61C | 48B | Billy Garritty | 7/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Solar Biricz won?
- Solar Biricz (IRE) won 2 of 20 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 5 times in total (25% of starts).
- Who trains Solar Biricz?
- Solar Biricz (IRE) is trained by Mark Walford, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 15 June 2026.
- Who is Solar Biricz's sire?
- Solar Biricz (IRE) is by Mehmas (IRE) out of Lightning Mark (IRE), whose sire is Invincible Spirit.
- What going does Solar Biricz prefer?
- Solar Biricz (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Solar Biricz's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 47, from the run on 15 June 2026. The highest on record is 62.
- What is Solar Biricz's sire's record?
- Mehmas (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 8,196 runs since Jun 2020 (751 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Solar Biricz's siblings?
- Out of Lightning Mark (IRE), Solar Biricz (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.