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Horse profile

Solar Cooper (GB)

3yo gelding · Trainer Mark Walford · Owner Farming Renewable Energy Limited
by Harry Angel (IRE) out of Tunkwa (FR) (Gold Away)
11 runs · 6 courses · from Apr 2025
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Ripon Last run 26 Sep 2026 · 10th of 10 Last raced off OR 61
KTB Profile

Solar Cooper won a Class 6 handicap at Ripon over 6f to 7f on good ground in May 2026 off an official rating of 58. The gelding is one win from 11 starts with one place and has raced at six different courses. He has all wins at Class 6 and all wins over 6f to 7f on good ground. Typically held up he finished 10th of 10 at Ripon in the Michael Raby Memorial Handicap Stakes in Sep 2026 off an official rating of 61.

Based on 11 archived runs · run-style from 11 commented runs since Apr 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 6
Official rating61↓ 3lb off peak
61 58–64

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 88 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Beverley, 14 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 →

Flat 11 figures · best 102A · median 73
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good785C735 runs · 85 / 73
Good to Firm288B471 run · —
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
6f – 7f9102A757 runs · 102 / 83
Under 6f270A60—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 59A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Doncaster, 14 Jun 2026 Official rating 61 at the last run, 26 Sep 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 →

Flat 11 figures · best 81A · median 52
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good781A595 runs · 81 / 59
Good to Firm244A401 run · —
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
6f – 7f981A527 runs · 81 / 52
Under 6f275A64—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 runs · as at 4 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 11 analysed runs since Apr 2025

  • Prominent 6 (55%) · 1 win
  • Held up 5 (45%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Harry Angel (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.7% of 2,758 runs since Jan 2008 (261 horses).

Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.4% from 332.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm900%−12.7—
Good to Firm4905811.8%−0.90 from 2
Good6256410.2%−2.51 from 7
Good to Soft2652910.9%−1.80 from 1
Soft2653312.5%−0.2—
Heavy8289.8%−2.9—
Standard (AW)1,02215915.6%+2.90 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f7119012.7%00 from 2
6f – 7f1,62122613.9%+1.21 from 9
1m – 1m1f332288.4%−4.3—
1m2f – 1m4f8278.5%−4.2—
1m5f – 2m1200%−12.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Tunkwa (FR) (Gold Away)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Glory Time (GB)10——
Tunkwa Lake (GB)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 7 1 14% +6.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 4 1 25% +9.00
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ripon 4 1 25% +9.00
Beverley 2 0 0% −2.00
Pontefract 2 0 0% −2.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Thirsk 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 9 1 11% +4.00
Under 6f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ben Robinson 4 0 0% −4.00
Oisin Orr 2 0 0% −2.00
Jack Garritty 2 1 50% +11.00
Silvestre De Sousa 1 0 0% −1.00
Mark Winn 1 0 0% −1.00
Joanna Mason 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 0 0% −7.00
Cheekpieces 3 1 33% +10.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 7 1 14% +6.00
2025 4 0 0% −4.00

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 · 7 runs
26 Sep 26+74d Ripon Michael Raby Memorial Handicap Stakes (Div II) Class 6 · 6f · Good · 10 ran Settled towards the back of the pack early - stayed there through the contest - well held at the finish 10/10 7½ 9-8 6153A31A Oisin Orr 40/1
14 Jul 26+30d Beverley Racing Again On Monday Evening Handicap Stakes Class 5 · 7.5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran hampered at the start and dropped towards the back - driven along from 3f out - made no more ground 6/8 3½ 9-2 6388B44A Oisin Orr 11/1
14 Jun 26+17d Doncaster Download The At The Races App Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Good · 14 ran Handy early behind the front group - pushed along with 2f left - dropped away soon after - finished ninth 9/14 nk 9-8 6485C59A Silvestre De Sousa 12/1
28 May 26+11d Ripon Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Good · 11 ran Sat close to the pace early - pushed along with two furlongs left - lost ground in the closing stages - finished sixth 6/11 3½ 9-4 5873A61A Jack Garritty 7/1
17 May 26+22d Ripon Mark Leather's 70th Birthday Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 6f · Good · 9 ran Settled in the front rank - pressed for effort a furlong out and found room to hit the front inside the final furlong - pulled clear to win 1/9 9-9 5883A81A Jack Garritty 12/1
25 Apr 26+10d Ripon Watch Sky Sports Racing In HD Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Good · 10 ran Held up towards the back - asked for effort with 2f left but denied room a furlong out - back peddled well held in 10th 10/10 ½ 8-7 5956C33C Mark Winn 12/1
15 Apr 26+264d Beverley Diony Dash Handicap Class 5 · 7.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Held up at back of the field - drifted left on the turn 3f out - dropped away in the closing stages 8/10 ¾ 8-10 62102A52A Joanna Mason 13/2
2025 · 4 runs
25 Jul 25+27d Thirsk Sky Bet Extra Places Daily Nursery Class 6 · 6f · Good · 8 ran Tracked the pace on the flank - lost footing crossing the walkway near halfway - dropped away with 2f left - finished sixth beaten 5 lengths 6/8 ½ 9-9 6475B52A Ben Robinson 7/4F
28 Jun 25+36d Newcastle (AW) Pertemps Education Network EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 2 · 5f · Standard · 8 ran Settled just off the pace early - pressed for effort with 2f left - faded from there to finish sixth 6/8 2 9-4 —50A53A Ben Robinson 18/1
23 May 25+23d Pontefract Juddmonte EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 2 · 6f · Good To Firm · 10 ran Held up towards the back - unable to make headway inside final 2f - well held at finish 10/10 29 9-5 —6C36C Ben Robinson 9/1
30 Apr 25 Pontefract Racing TV Club Day EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 5f · Good · 7 ran Tracked the pace - pushed along a furlong out - stayed on late but never reached the top two 3/7 3½ 9-7 —70A75A Ben Robinson 11/1

Quick answers

How many races has Solar Cooper won?
Solar Cooper (GB) won 1 of 11 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 9.1%. Placed 1 time in total (9.1% of starts).
Who trains Solar Cooper?
Solar Cooper (GB) is trained by Mark Walford, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 26 September 2026.
Who is Solar Cooper's sire?
Solar Cooper (GB) is by Harry Angel (IRE) out of Tunkwa (FR), whose sire is Gold Away.
What going does Solar Cooper prefer?
Solar Cooper (GB) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Solar Cooper's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 61, from the run on 26 September 2026. The highest on record is 64.
What is Solar Cooper's sire's record?
Harry Angel (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.7% of 2,758 runs since Jan 2008 (261 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.4% from 332.
Who are Solar Cooper's siblings?
Out of Tunkwa (FR), Solar Cooper (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2025. 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.