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Horse profile

Solid Car (AUS)

5yo gelding · Trainer D J Hall · Owner Adam Bin Hassan
by Grunt (NZ) out of Kovello (AUS) (Helmet)
4 runs · 1 course · from Jun 2026
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out Won at Sha Tin (HK) Ran 16 days ago · 1st of 14
KTB Profile

Solid Car won the Chengdu Handicap at Sha Tin in Oct 2026 on his fourth start. The gelding has one win and two places from four runs on turf all over 6f to 7f. He won last time out off a mark of 53 on good to firm ground. By Grunt out of a Helmet mare he is trained by D J Hall.

Based on 4 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run · updated 18 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Grunt (NZ)

Progeny in our archive have won 5.9% of 17 runs since Jan 2008 (5 horses). A small sample.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm7114.3%+8.41 from 2
Good600%−5.90 from 2
Good to Soft200%−5.9—
Standard (AW)200%−5.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f10110%+4.11 from 4
1m – 1m1f700%−5.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Kovello (AUS) (Helmet)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 2 1 50% —
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
James Orman 3 1 33% −1.00
Matthew Poon 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 2 1 50% —
Tongue tie + blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

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 OR Jockey SP
01 Oct 26+25d Sha Tin (HK) Chengdu Handicap 7f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 1/14 8-13 — James Orman —
06 Sep 26+71d Sha Tin (HK) Fenwick Handicap 7f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 3/14 nk 8-12 49 James Orman —
27 Jun 26+20d Sha Tin (HK) Sha Tau Kok River Handicap (Course B) (Turf) Class 4 · 7f · Good · 14 ran 5/14 shd 9-2 53 Matthew Poon 13/1
07 Jun 26 Sha Tin (HK) HKU Faculties Of Law And Medicine Handicap (Course C) (Turf) Class 4 · 7f · Good · 14 ran Midfield - headway over 3f out - kept on inside final furlong 5/14 nk 9-4 53 James Orman 33/10

Quick answers

How many races has Solid Car (AUS) won?
Solid Car (AUS) won 1 of 4 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 2 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trains Solid Car (AUS)?
Solid Car (AUS) is trained by D J Hall, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 1 October 2026.
Who is Solid Car (AUS)'s sire?
Solid Car (AUS) is by Grunt (NZ) out of Kovello (AUS), whose sire is Helmet.
What is Solid Car (AUS)'s official rating?
Solid Car (AUS)'s highest official rating on record is 53.
What is Solid Car (AUS)'s sire's record?
Grunt (NZ)'s progeny in our archive have won 5.9% of 17 runs since Jan 2008 (5 horses), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.

Record shown from June 2026. 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.