Solar Orbiter (IRE)
Solar Orbiter won two of four starts, both at Class 5 level over 6f – 7f on Standard (AW). He took a Kempton novice in Sep 2022 and followed up at Newcastle (AW) the same month. The colt was beaten favourite when last seen off a mark of 85 in a Class 4 handicap at Doncaster in Jul 2023. He raced once on turf.
- 2–4Wins / Runs
- 50%Strike rate
- 3 (75%)Placed
- −0.94£1 level staken=4 at SP
- 85Highest OR
- 101dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 108
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 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 108A | 106 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 108A | 106 | — |
Of 4 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 4 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 11,616 runs since Jan 2008 (998 horses).
Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.5% from 109.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 92 | 10 | 10.9% | +0.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,912 | 187 | 9.8% | −0.4 | — |
| Good | 2,276 | 232 | 10.2% | 0 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 1,140 | 116 | 10.2% | 0 | — |
| Soft | 1,269 | 133 | 10.5% | +0.3 | — |
| Heavy | 328 | 29 | 8.8% | −1.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 4,599 | 474 | 10.3% | +0.1 | 2 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2,285 | 271 | 11.9% | +1.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 5,912 | 634 | 10.7% | +0.5 | 2 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,170 | 188 | 8.7% | −1.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 890 | 60 | 6.7% | −3.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 218 | 15 | 6.9% | −3.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 109 | 6 | 5.5% | −4.7 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 24 | 4 | 16.7% | +6.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 8 | 3 | 37.5% | +27.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them New Moon Rising (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m1f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Moon Rising (IRE) | 16 | 1 | 1m1f | — |
| Exomoon (GB) | 1 | 1 | 1m1f | — |
| Evolving (GB) | 13 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 2 | 67% | +0.06 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 2 | 100% | +1.06 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kempton (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.67 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.73 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Egan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jack Mitchell | 2 | 2 | 100% | +1.06 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 100% | +1.06 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 01 Jul 23+38d | Doncaster | Ernest Jones Jewel Of Lakeside Village Handicap | PU/6 | — | 9-9 | 85 | — | — | David Egan | 11/10F |
| 24 May 23+250d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet More Boosts In More Races Handicap | 2/10 | 2¾ | 9-9 | 85 | 106A | 100A | David Egan | EvensF |
| 2022 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Sep 22+14d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Support Safe Gambling Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/12 | 9-11 | — | 99A | 111A | Jack Mitchell | 1/3F | |
| 02 Sep 22 | Newcastle (AW) | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/8 | 9-5 | — | 108A | 95A | Jack Mitchell | 8/11F | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Solar Orbiter won?
- Solar Orbiter (IRE) won 2 of 4 archived starts between 2022 and 2023, a strike rate of 50%. Placed 3 times in total (75% of starts).
- Who trained Solar Orbiter?
- Solar Orbiter (IRE) was trained by Roger Varian on the most recent run on record, at Doncaster on 1 July 2023.
- Who is Solar Orbiter's sire?
- Solar Orbiter (IRE) is by Showcasing (GB) out of Heliosphere (USA), whose sire is Medaglia d'Oro.
- What going does Solar Orbiter prefer?
- Solar Orbiter (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Solar Orbiter's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 85, from the run on 1 July 2023. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Solar Orbiter's sire's record?
- Showcasing (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 11,616 runs since Jan 2008 (998 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.5% from 109.
- Who are Solar Orbiter's siblings?
- Out of Heliosphere (USA), Solar Orbiter (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: New Moon Rising (IRE) (1). The wins came over 1m1f. As at Oct 2026.