Solar Drive (IRE)
Solar Drive won three of 16 starts, all on turf, with two of the wins at Cork and one at Ballinrobe. Both handicap successes came over 1m2f – 1m4f, one on good ground off 64 and one on soft off 47, while the third came over 2m1f – 2m4f on good at Ballinrobe in Sep 2024. The gelding, by Mastercraftsman out of a Harlan's Holiday mare, was typically held up. He last ran at Ballinrobe in May 2025 off an official rating of 121.
- 3–16Wins / Runs
- 18.8%Strike rate
- 8 (50%)Placed
- +4.00£1 level staken=16 at SP
- 1.38Fair A/E n=16 · 1.16 incl. margin
- 124Highest OR
- 32dAvg 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 104
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 109A | 96 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 67B | 53 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 128A | 125 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 128A | 109 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 77C | 67 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | — |
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 3 | 99B | 97 | — |
| Good | 2 | 115B | 105 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 97B | 95 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 115B | 107 | — |
Of 16 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 16 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 8 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Led 3 (38%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 3 (38%) · 1 win
- Held up 1 (13%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (13%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 11,628 runs since Jan 2008 (842 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 23 | 2 | 8.7% | −1.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,345 | 156 | 11.6% | +1 | — |
| Good | 2,973 | 345 | 11.6% | +1 | 2 from 8 |
| Good to Soft | 1,531 | 166 | 10.8% | +0.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 1,965 | 182 | 9.3% | −1.3 | 1 from 2 |
| Heavy | 660 | 70 | 10.6% | 0 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3,130 | 310 | 9.9% | −0.7 | 0 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 54 | 5 | 9.3% | −1.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,384 | 119 | 8.6% | −2 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,331 | 217 | 9.3% | −1.3 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3,815 | 438 | 11.5% | +0.9 | 2 from 5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,586 | 285 | 11% | +0.4 | 0 from 5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,084 | 114 | 10.5% | −0.1 | 1 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 326 | 44 | 13.5% | +2.9 | — |
| Over 3m | 48 | 9 | 18.8% | +8.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them See Me Through (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| See Me Through (IRE) | 12 | 1 | 1m | — |
| Mr Globalist (IRE) | 46 | 0 | — | — |
| Bold Move (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Four Clubs (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Shiva's Legacy (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 8 | 2 | 25% | +3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballinrobe | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Roscommon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cork | 2 | 2 | 100% | +12.50 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 2 | 40% | +9.50 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Hassett | 4 | 2 | 50% | +10.50 |
| Colin Keane | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Gavin Brouder | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Daniel King | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Darragh O'Keeffe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kevin Sexton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Coen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Cleary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| J M Sheridan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2024 | 11 | 3 | 27% | +9.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 10 | 2 | 20% | +4.50 |
| Hurdle | 6 | 1 | 17% | −0.50 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 25+8d | Ballinrobe | KPMG Hurdle Went straight to the front - challenged from second-last onwards - travelling well and holding a real shot at the finish - came down at the final obstacle | F/6 | — | 11-7 | 121 | — | — | Darragh O'Keeffe | 4/1 |
| 19 May 25+10d | Roscommon | Garvey's Bar, Ballintubber Handicap Sat close to pace early - 4th at halfway - asked for effort turning into straight - driven with 2f left but found little and squeezed for space 1f out - held to the line finishing 6th | 6/7 | 1¼ | 8-10 | 67 | 104A | 54A | Wayne Hassett | 10/3 |
| 09 May 25+59d | Ballinrobe | KOG Logistics Handicap Held up towards the back - urged into contention 8th over 2f out then improved to 7th with a furlong left - stayed on strongly in the closing stages to grab 5th | 5/10 | ¾ | 8-11 | 68 | 96A | 66A | Wayne Hassett | 11/4F |
| 11 Mar 25+38d | Cheltenham | Hallgarten And Novum Wines Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (Registered As The Fred Winter) (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Settled around midfield early - moved through nicely to hit the front after the second - overtaken three out - dropped away quickly after finishing well down the field | 20/22 | 8½ | 10-11 | 124 | 39C | 99C | Gavin Brouder | 33/1 |
| 01 Feb 25+109d | Musselburgh | bet365 Scottish Triumph Hurdle (Juvenile Hurdle) (Listed) (GBB Race) Drifted left over obstacles - went to front - pushed along after second last - overtaken on run to line - unable to find more close home | 2/10 | 1¾ | 11-0 | 121 | 97B | 139B | Gavin Brouder | 12/1 |
| 15 Oct 24+32d | Punchestown | William Hill Proper Betting 3-Y-O Hurdle Made the running - driven on turning for home - lost the advantage close to the finish and stayed on at one speed to the line | 2/7 | 1¾ | 11-4 | — | 95A | 130B | Daniel King | 5/2 |
| 13 Sep 24+22d | Ballinrobe | Kog Logistics 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle Settled behind pace early - third with two out - moved to front soon after and asserted - pushed further ahead approaching the final stages - kept finding through the closing stretch to win going away | 1/13 | 11-0 | — | 115B | 120A | Daniel King | 9/2 | |
| 22 Aug 24+27d | Killarney | Bordeaux Racecourse 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle Sat behind the front group early - moved into second by the 6th - fourth and asked for more approaching two out - unable to close and stayed on at one gear to finish 4th | 4/14 | nk | 11-0 | — | 99B | 110A | Kevin Sexton | 6/1 |
| 26 Jul 24+32d | Cork | Racing Again August 5th Handicap (47-65) | 1/9 | 9-8 | 64 | 91A | 73A | Wayne Hassett | 9/2 | |
| 24 Jun 24+35d | Ballinrobe | Bay Leaf Handicap (47-65) | 3/14 | 1¼ | 10-0 | 64 | 77C | 81A | Colin Keane | 11/4F |
| 20 May 24+15d | Roscommon | Roscommon Racecourse Handicap (47-75) | 2/9 | 1 | 9-3 | 62 | 109A | 76A | Colin Keane | 2/1F |
| 05 May 24+9d | Sligo | Guarantee Available On Course & Tote.ie Handicap (47-70) | 2/12 | 2½ | 9-1 | 59 | 128A | 79A | Colin Keane | 3/1F |
| 26 Apr 24+35d | Cork | Gain The Advantage Series Handicap | 1/9 | 8-0 | 47 | 122A | 67A | Wayne Hassett | 8/1 | |
| 22 Mar 24+35d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden | 10/13 | ¾ | 9-8 | — | 53B | 49A | Ben Coen | 150/1 |
| 16 Feb 24+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Put The Fun In Fundraising At Dundalk Maiden | 12/13 | nk | 9-1 | — | 67B | 35A | Jack Cleary | 150/1 |
| 02 Feb 24 | Dundalk (AW) | Join Us On Instagram At dundalk_stadium Maiden | 10/13 | 4½ | 9-8 | — | 39C | 52C | J M Sheridan | 40/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Solar Drive (IRE) won?
- Solar Drive (IRE) won 3 of 16 archived starts between 2024 and 2025, a strike rate of 18.8%. Placed 8 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trained Solar Drive (IRE)?
- Solar Drive (IRE) was trained by Paul W Flynn on the most recent run on record, at Ballinrobe on 27 May 2025.
- Who is Solar Drive (IRE)'s sire?
- Solar Drive (IRE) is by Mastercraftsman (IRE) out of Trimurti (USA), whose sire is Harlan's Holiday.
- What going does Solar Drive (IRE) prefer?
- Solar Drive (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 8 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Solar Drive (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 121, from the run on 27 May 2025. The highest on record is 124.
- What is Solar Drive (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Mastercraftsman (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 11,628 runs since Jan 2008 (842 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Solar Drive (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Trimurti (USA), Solar Drive (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: See Me Through (IRE) (1). The wins came over 1m. As at Oct 2026.