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Solid Performer (IRE)

8yo gelding · Trainer Donald McCain · Owner Hemmings Racing
by Sholokhov (IRE) out of She's A Venture (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
5 runs · 5 courses · from Nov 2025
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Off 203 days · 4th of 6 Last raced off OR 117
KTB Profile

Solid Performer is a gelding by Sholokhov out of a Supreme Leader mare who has shown placed form without winning in five starts on turf. He finished second of seven at Catterick in Feb 2026 on his best effort to date. The horse last ran fourth of six in a Class 4 maiden hurdle at Uttoxeter in Mar 2026, racing off his career-high official rating of 117. He has contested races over 2m1f to 3m on good to soft and soft ground.

Based on 5 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 144 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Catterick, 9 Feb 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 →

Jumps 4 figures · best 144B · median 105
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Soft3144B1043 · 144 / 104
Good to Soft1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m2106A1052 · 106 / 105
Over 3m1——1 · —
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 · —

Of 5 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 136B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Catterick, 9 Feb 2026 Official rating 117 at the last run, 28 Mar 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 →

Jumps 4 figures · best 136B · median 127
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Soft3136B1303 · 136 / 130
Good to Soft1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m2130B1222 · 130 / 122
Over 3m1——1 · —
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 · —

Of 5 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 5 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Sholokhov (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 4,256 runs since Jan 2008 (419 horses).

Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.9% from 157.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm991414.1%+1.6—
Good1,26714511.4%−1.1—
Good to Soft81411013.5%+10 from 2
Soft1,30416913%+0.50 from 3
Heavy5496912.6%+0.1—
Standard (AW)2222310.4%−2.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f39615.4%+2.9—
1m – 1m1f157148.9%−3.6—
1m2f – 1m4f326329.8%−2.7—
1m5f – 2m1,05112612%−0.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1,45419213.2%+0.70 from 1
2m5f – 3m99112512.6%+0.10 from 3
Over 3m2383514.7%+2.20 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
She's A Venture (IRE) (Supreme Leader)

8 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Court Maid (IRE) (8 wins).

The wins came over 1m7½f–3m5f; the highest grade won is Class 1 (Court Maid (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Court Maid (IRE)2982m–3m5fClass 1
Sheamus (IRE)1242m2f–2m4f—
Wilcos Mo Chara (IRE)1331m7½f–2m½fClass 4
Kilclispeen (IRE)1432m–2m7½f—
Safran Et Bleu (IRE)1023m–3m½f—
Some Venture (IRE)160——
Orah Hall (IRE)220——
Roches Point (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Brian Hughes 4 0 0% −4.00
Theo Gillard 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 0 0% −4.00
2025 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
28 Mar 26+23d Uttoxeter Halso High-Speed Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran Went straight to front - pushed along and lost the advantage 3 out - dropped away in a hurry before 2 out - finished a well-held 4th 4/6 14 11-10 117106A114B Theo Gillard 9/2
05 Mar 26+24d Haydock First Past The Post At CopyBet 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 21f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Set the pace early - opened up the advantage approaching three out - driven further ahead before falling at the second-last F/8 — 11-7 112—— Brian Hughes 5/4F
09 Feb 26+38d Catterick Racing To School Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 25.5f · Soft · 7 ran Sent clear early - scrambled over 7th - pressed and driven approaching last - lost front spot soon after - stayed on but unable to reel leader 2/7 ¾ 11-4 109144B136B Brian Hughes 11/4
02 Jan 26+45d Ayr Happy New Year From Ayr Racecourse Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20.5f · Soft · 11 ran Settled around midfield - improved into contention before 3 out and briefly shared third - fumbled 2 out then stayed on same note to finish third 3/11 ¾ 11-6 —102C124A Brian Hughes 18/1
18 Nov 25 Kelso Get A Free RacingTV Trial Now Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 21f · Soft · 4 ran Sat close to front early - clipped a fence 5 out and stumbled again 4 out - dropped away after the errors - rekindled effort to close in before the last - stayed on to finish third 3/4 1¾ 11-4 —104C130B Brian Hughes 6/1

Quick answers

How many races has Solid Performer (IRE) won?
Solid Performer (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2025 and 2026. Placed 2 times in total (40% of starts).
Who trains Solid Performer (IRE)?
Solid Performer (IRE) is trained by Donald McCain, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 28 March 2026.
Who is Solid Performer (IRE)'s sire?
Solid Performer (IRE) is by Sholokhov (IRE) out of She's A Venture (IRE), whose sire is Supreme Leader.
What is Solid Performer (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 117, from the run on 28 March 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Solid Performer (IRE)'s sire's record?
Sholokhov (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 4,256 runs since Jan 2008 (419 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.9% from 157.
Who are Solid Performer (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of She's A Venture (IRE), Solid Performer (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Court Maid (IRE) (8). Highest grade won: Class 1 (Court Maid (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7½f–3m5f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 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.