Horse profile
Solitary Man (IRE)
by Champs Elysees (GB) out of Jenny Be Quick (IRE) (Presenting)
28 runs · 12 courses · from Sep 2022
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
7 wins · Kilbeggan, Killarney & Cork
Last run 22 Aug 2026 · 7th of 10
Last raced off OR 138
KTB Profile
Solitary Man is 7 from 28 on turf with all wins at Class 1 including the Kilmurray Group Midlands National Handicap Chase at Kilbeggan in Jul 2026 which stands as his biggest win in our archive. He has two Listed wins in our archive only. Five of his nine starts at Killarney have been wins over trips between 2m1f and 3m on good or softer ground. Typically held up he finished 7 of 10 at Killarney in Aug 2026 last raced off an official rating of 138.
Based on 28 archived runs · run-style from 14 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 8 Nov 2026
- 7–28Wins / Runs
- 25%Strike rate
- 14 (50%)Placed
- +4.88£1 level staken=28 at SP
- 1.48Fair A/E n=28 · 1.24 incl. margin
- 143Highest OR
- 36dBetween runs (median)longest 195 d
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.
Official rating138↓ 5lb off peak
138
106–143
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 121
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 8 | 121B | 96 | 3 runs · 121 / 103 |
| Soft | 8 | 122C | 108.5 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 122B | 68 | 3 runs · 86 / 70 |
| Heavy | 2 | 113B | 99 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 13 | 122B | 103 | 4 runs · 109 / 99.5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 112B | 86 | 1 run · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 113B | 88 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 121B | 95.5 | 2 runs · 121 / 95.5 |
Of 28 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · did not complete (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 24 figures from 28 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 14 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Prominent 6 (43%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 4 (29%) · 1 win
- Held up 4 (29%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 7,128 runs since May 2013 (521 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 7.9% from 391. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.5% from 387.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 53 | 13 | 24.5% | +13 | — |
| Good to Firm | 838 | 120 | 14.3% | +2.8 | — |
| Good | 1,846 | 195 | 10.6% | −0.9 | 3 from 8 |
| Good to Soft | 1,086 | 118 | 10.9% | −0.6 | 2 from 6 |
| Soft | 1,152 | 116 | 10.1% | −1.4 | 2 from 12 |
| Heavy | 391 | 31 | 7.9% | −3.6 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,762 | 224 | 12.7% | +1.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 11 | 1 | 9.1% | −2.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 387 | 29 | 7.5% | −4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 882 | 92 | 10.4% | −1.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,996 | 262 | 13.1% | +1.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,037 | 238 | 11.7% | +0.2 | 0 from 5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,072 | 121 | 11.3% | −0.2 | 2 from 5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 602 | 59 | 9.8% | −1.7 | 4 from 15 |
| Over 3m | 141 | 15 | 10.6% | −0.9 | 1 from 3 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2013 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Jenny Be Quick (IRE) (Presenting)
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Hay Max (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m1f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Hay Max (IRE)).
Family form: Hay Max (IRE) won at Sedgefield, 18 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hay Max (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 2m1f | Class 4 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 12 | 2 | 17% | −6.00 |
| Good | 8 | 3 | 38% | +13.88 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 2 | 33% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +12.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killarney | 9 | 5 | 56% | +5.38 |
| Cork | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.50 |
| Punchestown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Listowel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Thurles | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Killarney (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +14.00 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 15 | 4 | 27% | −4.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 2 | 40% | +1.88 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Over 3m | 3 | 1 | 33% | +12.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darragh O'Keeffe | 16 | 5 | 31% | −0.62 |
| Aidan Kelly | 3 | 1 | 33% | +12.00 |
| Mr J M Halford | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.50 |
| Miss A B O'Connor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Paul Kavanagh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr Derek O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Charlie O'Dwyer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 25 | 7 | 28% | +7.88 |
| Cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 2 | 25% | +9.50 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2024 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +0.50 |
| 2023 | 8 | 3 | 38% | +0.88 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 17 | 4 | 24% | +7.00 |
| Hurdle | 11 | 3 | 27% | −2.12 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Aug 26+24d | Killarney (IRE) | Canella Lane Handicap Steeplechase (Listed) Settled midpack early - slipped towards the back after the 4th - pushed for effort from the 10th - up to 9th by 4 out but unable to threaten in 7th with 2 to jump - faded before the last | 7/10 | 6½ | 10-12 | 138 | 103A | 120A | Aidan Kelly | 5/1 |
| 29 Jul 26+19d | Galway (IRE) | Tote Galway Plate (Handicap Steeplechase) (Grade 3) Held up at the back from the off - unable to make an impression - well beaten in 14th | 14/22 | 15 | 10-12 | 139 | 96C | 112C | Aidan Kelly | 50/1 |
| 10 Jul 26+39d | Kilbeggan | Kilmurray Group Midlands National Handicap Chase (Listed) towards the back of the group early in 8th before the 7th - made ground after 4 out - advanced into 3rd before 2 out - continued strongly to hit the front before the last - found more up the run-in to win | 1/14 | 11-2 | 132 | 121B | 139A | Aidan Kelly | 14/1 | |
| 01 Jun 26+21d | Listowel | Beasley Engineering Hunters Chase Sat close to pace early - 6th and driven up around halfway then once more before 5 out - up to 4th 2 out - not going with pace and blundered last - held no finishing kick | 4/11 | 6½ | 11-10 | 136 | 109A | 126B | Mr J M Halford | 9/4F |
| 11 May 26+35d | Killarney | Thorn Plant Hire Hunters Chase Settled midfield early - moved through to challenge before 7th and again into 3rd approaching the straight - edged ahead close to 2 out - kicked clear after that - held on well under pressure to the line for the win | 1/12 | 11-7 | 136 | 64A | 146A | Mr J M Halford | 6/4F | |
| 06 Apr 26+24d | Cork | Jack Tyner Memorial Hunters Chase Sat close to the front group early - lost momentum at the 4th needing a nudge - dawdled over the 7th - driven up into 10th by halfway - urged into 8th but couldn't close on the leading pair 3 out - down in 5th approaching the last then stayed on at one speed to finish fourth | 4/12 | ¾ | 12-0 | 136 | 86A | 132A | Miss A B O'Connor | 9/4 |
| 13 Mar 26+54d | Cheltenham | Princess Royal Challenge Cup Open Hunters' Chase Settled towards the back - pushed along after 4 out - made no impression - well beaten in 9th | 9/23 | 7 | 12-0 | 136 | 70C | 114C | Miss A B O'Connor | 14/1 |
| 18 Jan 26+148d | Thurles | SIS Supporting Irish Racing Hunters Chase Settled midfield - moved into 3rd 4 out but unable to threaten leaders approaching straight - slipped back to 4th before last - stayed on same speed to finish 4th | 4/13 | ½ | 11-7 | 137 | — | 125B | Mr J M Halford | 10/3 |
| 2025 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 23 Aug 25+36d | Killarney | O'Donoghue Ring Collection Handicap Chase (Listed) Up with the front group early - followed the lead pack after 2nd - jockey dropped a stirrup momentarily at 7th - 5th entering 9th - 3rd approaching 3 out where an error was made - pushed along into 4th after the following fence and made no headway - minor blunder at the last - plugged on at one speed to finish 3rd | 3/13 | 8 | 11-4 | 138 | 122B | 130A | Paul Kavanagh | 11/2 |
| 18 Jul 25+41d | Killarney | BoyleSports Daily Money Back Meeting Handicap Chase Sat close to the pace early - slipped to 4th by halfway - eased back to 5th after the third-last despite driving encouragement - rallied for 4th up the straight finishing 4.75 lengths back | 4/9 | 2½ | 11-12 | 138 | 97A | 137A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 4/1 |
| 07 Jun 25+195d | Punchestown | Ladbrokes 'Big Value You Can Bet On' Handicap Chase Held up at the back - driven forward after 4 out - unable to make headway from there - eventually well held in 6th | 6/8 | 5½ | 11-5 | 140 | 53A | 116A | Paul Kavanagh | 17/2 |
| 2024 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 24 Nov 24+60d | Punchestown | Colm Quinn BMW Risk Of Thunder Chase Sat close behind the front group early - hit the 11th none too cleanly - up in 4th at halfway - slipped backwards with no threat from 6 out then pulled up after the following fence | PU/13 | — | 12-0 | 143 | — | — | Darragh O'Keeffe | 4/1 |
| 25 Sep 24+32d | Listowel | Guinness Kerry National Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Settled in the pack - stumbled at the 11th and lost touch - eased and pulled up before 3 out | PU/17 | — | 10-12 | 143 | — | — | Mr Derek O'Connor | 7/1 |
| 24 Aug 24+36d | Killarney | Killarney Avenue Novice Chase Settled just behind pacesetter early - hit a flat spot in 3rd - driven on 3 out and stumbled slightly again approaching 2 out - asked for effort but couldn't close on winner - stayed on at the same rate to finish 2nd | 2/6 | 4¾ | 11-10 | — | 110A | 147B | Darragh O'Keeffe | 7/4F |
| 19 Jul 24+40d | Killarney | Lee Strand Novice Chase | 1/6 | 11-7 | — | 66A | 135B | Darragh O'Keeffe | 3/1 | |
| 09 Jun 24+28d | Punchestown | Jim Ryan Memorial Novice Chase | 2/7 | 2¼ | 11-5 | — | 81A | 129B | Charlie O'Dwyer | 7/2 |
| 12 May 24+154d | Killarney | Gerard O'Sullivan Memorial Novice Chase | 1/5 | 11-4 | — | 66C | 140B | Darragh O'Keeffe | 6/4F | |
| 2023 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 10 Dec 23+35d | Cork | Singletons SuperValu Stayers Novice Hurdle (Grade 3) | 2/5 | 3 | 11-3 | 135 | 85C | 137B | Darragh O'Keeffe | 4/1 |
| 05 Nov 23+21d | Cork | Paddy Power 'I Still Call It Twitter' Irish EBF Novice Hurdle (Listed) | 1/7 | 11-0 | 133 | 114A | 128B | Darragh O'Keeffe | 5/2 | |
| 15 Oct 23+14d | Cork | I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Novice Hurdle | 2/7 | nk | 11-10 | 128 | 103A | 139A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 5/2 |
| 01 Oct 23+37d | Killarney | Tote Guarantee Available On Course & Tote.ie Rated Novice Hurdle | 1/5 | 11-9 | 120 | 122C | 133B | Darragh O'Keeffe | 6/4F | |
| 25 Aug 23+36d | Killarney | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Hurdle | 4/6 | 1¼ | 11-4 | 117 | 108A | 126B | Darragh O'Keeffe | 13/2 |
| 20 Jul 23+51d | Killarney | Kerry Drain Services Handicap Hurdle (80-116) | 1/14 | 11-9 | 109 | 112B | 125A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 15/8F | |
| 30 May 23+19d | Ballinrobe | Portwest Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 2/15 | 4¼ | 11-11 | 106 | 96B | 133A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 13/2 |
| 11 May 23+161d | Clonmel | Talbot Hotel Clonmel Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 6/16 | 5½ | 11-11 | 106 | 67B | 119A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 20/1 |
| 2022 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 01 Dec 22+25d | Thurles | Thurles Racecourse Maiden Hurdle | 7/15 | ¾ | 10-13 | — | — | 115A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 12/1 |
| 06 Nov 22+41d | Cork | Paddy Power From The Horse's Mouth Podcast Maiden Hurdle | 7/23 | 4¾ | 11-7 | — | 113B | 107A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 14/1 |
| 26 Sep 22 | Roscommon | Boyle Maiden Hurdle | 2/13 | 4¾ | 11-7 | — | 80B | 128A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 14/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Solitary Man won?
- Solitary Man (IRE) won 7 of 28 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 14 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trains Solitary Man?
- Solitary Man (IRE) is trained by E Bolger, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 22 August 2026.
- Who is Solitary Man's sire?
- Solitary Man (IRE) is by Champs Elysees (GB) out of Jenny Be Quick (IRE), whose sire is Presenting.
- What going does Solitary Man prefer?
- Solitary Man (IRE) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 8 starts (37.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Solitary Man's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 138, from the run on 22 August 2026. The highest on record is 143.
- What is Solitary Man's sire's record?
- Champs Elysees (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 7,128 runs since May 2013 (521 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 7.9% from 391. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.5% from 387.
- Who are Solitary Man's siblings?
- Out of Jenny Be Quick (IRE), Solitary Man (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Hay Max (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Hay Max (IRE)). The wins came over 2m1f. As at Nov 2026.