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Horse profile

Solar Falcon (IRE)

5yo gelding · Trainer Conor O'Dwyer · Owner Mrs Audrey Odwyer
by Ribchester (IRE) out of Solar Halo (USA) (Harlan's Holiday)
11 runs · 8 courses · from Nov 2023
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Gowran Park Last run 2 May 2026 · 16th of 22 Last raced off OR 56
KTB Profile

Solar Falcon won the www.gowranpark.ie 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle at Gowran Park in Oct 2024 on good ground. The gelding has one win and two places from 11 starts overall, with the success coming over 1m5f – 2m. He has never won on soft or heavy. Aged 5 at his last run in May 2026, he finished 16 of 22 at Punchestown off an official rating of 56, 49lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 11 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically prominent Wins on good or faster

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 105 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ballinrobe, 13 Sep 2024

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 →

Jumps 6 figures · best 105B · median 78.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Soft369C652 runs · 69 / 61.5
Good2105B98.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3105B881 run · —
1m5f – 2m392B651 run · —
Flat 3 figures · best 63C · median 59
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)363C59—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
6f – 7f259C57—
1m – 1m1f1———

Of 11 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 11 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 65C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Punchestown, 2 May 2026 Official rating 56 at the last flat run, 2 May 2026

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 114A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Gowran Park, 5 Oct 2024 Official rating 103 at the last jumps run, 20 Nov 2025

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 5 figures · best 65C · median 56
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)356A49—
Soft1——1 run · —
Heavy1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m265C62.52 runs · 65 / 62.5
6f – 7f256A52.5—
1m – 1m1f1———
Jumps 6 figures · best 114A · median 93.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Soft391C892 runs · 91 / 89
Good2114A107—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3100A961 run · —
1m5f – 2m3114A911 run · —

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 5 analysed runs since Aug 2024

  • Prominent 4 (80%) · 1 win
  • Mid-division 1 (20%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Ribchester (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9% of 2,754 runs since Jan 2008 (261 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 15.4% from 117. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.1% from 213.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm8112.5%+3.5—
Good to Firm337329.5%+0.5—
Good581559.5%+0.51 from 2
Good to Soft323278.4%−0.60 from 1
Soft395358.9%−0.10 from 4
Heavy1171815.4%+6.40 from 1
Standard (AW)993818.2%−0.80 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2133014.1%+5.1—
6f – 7f1,154988.5%−0.50 from 2
1m – 1m1f726567.7%−1.30 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f4084110%+1—
1m5f – 2m161159.3%+0.31 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f84910.7%+1.70 from 3
2m5f – 3m700%−9—
Over 3m100%−9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Solar Halo (USA) (Harlan's Holiday)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Enacting (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 7f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Enacting (IRE)).

Family form: Enacting (IRE) finished 2nd of 12 at Southwell (AW), 8 Oct 2026.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Enacting (IRE)417fClass 5

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Standard (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 1 50% +19.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Punchestown 2 0 0% −2.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 1 100% +20.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 1 20% +16.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Charlie O'Dwyer 6 1 17% +15.00
Anna Nangle 1 0 0% −1.00
Lexie Kenrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Cian Cullinan 1 0 0% −1.00
Jody McGarvey 1 0 0% −1.00
W J Lee 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 9 1 11% +12.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 0 0% −2.00
2025 2 0 0% −2.00
2024 4 1 25% +17.00
2023 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 1 17% +15.00
Flat 5 0 0% −5.00

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 · 2 runs
02 May 26+76d Punchestown 35th Running Of The 'Have The Conversation - Say Yes To Organ Donation' Punchestown Charity Race 16f · Yielding · 22 ran 16/22 17 12-0 56—65C Anna Nangle 50/1
15 Feb 26+87d Punchestown Up The Yard Challenge Race 16f · Heavy · 14 ran 13/14 8 12-0 56—60C Lexie Kenrick 50/1
2025 · 2 runs
20 Nov 25+24d Thurles William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) 20f · Yielding To Soft · 12 ran Sat close to the pace early - disputing second at halfway - pushed along and dropped back turning into the straight - fell away to finish well behind 9/12 shd 10-13 10369C87C Charlie O'Dwyer 50/1
27 Oct 25+387d Wexford Slaney View Honda Handicap Hurdle 16.5f · Yielding · 14 ran Settled with leading group early - slipped back to midfield before improving to 7th - lost place before 2 out - finished well held in 10th 10/14 4¼ 10-13 10554C91C Cian Cullinan 18/1
2024 · 4 runs
05 Oct 24+22d Gowran Park www.gowranpark.ie 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 15 ran Settled close up early - moved into second by the third - hit the front three out - driven along and challenged hard approaching the second last - just put back in front by a whisker at the final fence - regained command on the run for home - battled on gamely to prevail in a tight finish 1/15 10-9 —92B114A Charlie O'Dwyer 20/1
13 Sep 24+22d Ballinrobe Kog Logistics 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle 18f · Good · 13 ran Settled in the pack - urged wide after 3 out - pressed for effort but couldn't close - well held in 8th 8/13 1¼ 10-9 —105B100A Charlie O'Dwyer 25/1
22 Aug 24+49d Killarney Bordeaux Racecourse 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle 17f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran Up with the front group early - checked at the fourth - seventh at halfway and making no inroads from 3 out - one-paced on the run-in to finish seventh 7/14 1¼ 11-0 —88B96A Jody McGarvey 80/1
04 Jul 24+204d Tipperary Donohue Marquees 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle 16f · Yielding · 9 ran 3/9 1 10-9 —65A89B Charlie O'Dwyer 20/1
2023 · 3 runs
13 Dec 23+14d Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden 7f · Standard · 13 ran 10/13 4½ 9-2 —59C49C Charlie O'Dwyer 250/1
29 Nov 23+19d Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms EBF Auction Maiden 7f · Standard · 12 ran 11/12 1 9-5 —55A56A W J Lee 150/1
10 Nov 23 Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden 8f · Standard · 14 ran 13/14 nse 9-0 —63C47C Charlie O'Dwyer 125/1

Quick answers

How many races has Solar Falcon won?
Solar Falcon (IRE) won 1 of 11 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 9.1%. Placed 2 times in total (18.2% of starts).
Who trains Solar Falcon?
Solar Falcon (IRE) is trained by Conor O'Dwyer, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 2 May 2026.
Who is Solar Falcon's sire?
Solar Falcon (IRE) is by Ribchester (IRE) out of Solar Halo (USA), whose sire is Harlan's Holiday.
What is Solar Falcon's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 56, from the run on 2 May 2026. The highest on record is 105.
What is Solar Falcon's sire's record?
Ribchester (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9% of 2,754 runs since Jan 2008 (261 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 15.4% from 117. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.1% from 213.
Who are Solar Falcon's siblings?
Out of Solar Halo (USA), Solar Falcon (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Enacting (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Enacting (IRE)). The wins came over 7f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2023. 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.