Horse profile
Solness (FR)
by Konig Turf (GER) out of Solveigh (GER) (Tiger Hill)
31 runs · 21 courses · from Apr 2022
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out
9 wins · 6 courses
Ran 17 days ago · 1st of 8
KTB Profile
Solness won nine of 31 starts including the Ladbrokes Dublin Chase at Leopardstown in Feb 2025 which was a Grade 1. In our archive the gelding holds three Grade 1 wins and one Listed win. All eight wins over 2m1f – 2m4f came on soft or heavy ground. He led in half of his races and won last time out at Bellewstown in Sep 2026. Four of six starts at Leopardstown have ended in wins.
Based on 31 archived runs · run-style from 10 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 13lb off peak
- 9–31Wins / Runs
- 29%Strike rate
- 16 (51.6%)Placed
- +36.35£1 level staken=31 at SP
- 1.64Fair A/E n=31 · 1.41 incl. margin
- 166Highest OR
- 55dAvg between runs
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 rating153↓ 13lb off peak
153
128–166
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 117
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 117A | 111 | 3 · 117 / 111 |
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 13 | 139A | 109 | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 115A | 89.5 | 1 · — |
| Good | 5 | 142A | 97 | 2 · 117 / 107 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 12 | 139A | 108.5 | 2 · 116 / 112 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 10 | 127A | 88.5 | 2 · 117 / 107 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 142A | 107.5 | — |
Of 29 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 27 figures from 29 runs · as at 8 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 10 analysed runs
- Led 5 (50%) · 1 win
- Prominent 4 (40%) · 3 wins
- Held up 1 (10%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 14.9% of 517 runs since Jan 2008 (76 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | −0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 71 | 9 | 12.7% | −2.2 | 1 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 61 | 8 | 13.1% | −1.8 | 1 from 7 |
| Soft | 234 | 40 | 17.1% | +2.2 | 6 from 16 |
| Heavy | 141 | 18 | 12.8% | −2.1 | 1 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | +18.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −14.9 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 11 | 3 | 27.3% | +12.4 | 1 from 3 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 142 | 17 | 12% | −2.9 | 0 from 10 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 277 | 48 | 17.3% | +2.4 | 8 from 16 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 78 | 9 | 11.5% | −3.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Over 3m | 8 | 0 | 0% | −14.9 | — |
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
Solveigh (GER) (Tiger Hill)
8 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Solway (FR) (4 wins).
The wins came over 1m7f–2m5½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Solway (FR)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solway (FR) | 21 | 4 | 2m1½f–2m5½f | Listed |
| Swedish (FR) | 5 | 3 | 1m7f–1m7½f | — |
| Solvalla (FR) | 3 | 1 | 1m7f | — |
| Still Standing (FR) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Solar Wind (FR) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Solvedo (FR) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Solkia (FR) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Solaris (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 16 | 6 | 38% | +13.28 |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 1 | 14% | +22.00 |
| Good | 5 | 1 | 20% | +2.50 |
| Heavy | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.43 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown | 6 | 4 | 67% | +40.80 |
| Punchestown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Sandown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cheltenham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Galway | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bellewstown (IRE) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.57 |
| Tramore (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.91 |
| Listowel | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.50 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.57 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Auteuil (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Compiegne (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 16 | 8 | 50% | +49.78 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.43 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J J Slevin | 17 | 3 | 18% | +15.37 |
| Danny Mullins | 5 | 2 | 40% | +3.91 |
| Oakley Brown | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.50 |
| Dylan Salmon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| J M Sheridan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.57 |
| Sam Ewing | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.00 |
| Conor Stone-Walsh | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.00 |
| Shane Fitzgerald | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rachael Blackmore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 15 | 5 | 33% | +39.41 |
| Tongue tie | 9 | 2 | 22% | +0.57 |
| None | 5 | 2 | 40% | −1.63 |
| Tongue tie + visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| HT | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −5.43 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +12.00 |
| 2024 | 10 | 3 | 30% | +28.41 |
| 2023 | 7 | 3 | 43% | +4.37 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 23 | 7 | 30% | +40.87 |
| Hurdle | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.09 |
| Flat | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.43 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 26+46d | Bellewstown (IRE) | SIS Maiden Raced in 2nd early - challenged for top spot after 4f - went clear 3 1/2f out in cruise control - pushed along 2f out - kept finding late and won comfortably | 1/8 | 10-1 | — | 117A | 96A | J M Sheridan | 4/7F | |
| 15 Aug 26+16d | Tramore (IRE) | Griffin Auctioneers Maiden Sat close to the pace early - moved into second after 3f - hit the front 4f out - overtaken close home - stayed on for third having briefly lost place | 2/10 | nk | 10-4 | — | 107A | 99A | J J Slevin | 6/5F |
| 30 Jul 26+11d | Galway (IRE) | Guinness Galway Hurdle Handicap (Grade 3) In share of front running early - hit front after 1st - challenged 5 out and driven on - urged 3 out - lost lead before following fence with a blunder there - found nothing more and dropped away | 13/20 | 1¾ | 11-12 | 153 | 97C | 139A | J J Slevin | 10/1 |
| 19 Jul 26+85d | Curragh (IRE) | Final Furlong Podcast With 1xBet.ie Irish EBF Maiden a shade slow to begin - settled at the back - 5th at halfway - slipped to 6th 3f out - made no dent on the front runners 2f out - found a new gear to reach 5th over 1f out and held a steady stride through the last furlong for 4th near the finish | 4/6 | 2½ | 10-5 | — | 111A | 87B | J J Slevin | 7/2 |
| 25 Apr 26+15d | Sandown | bet365 Celebration Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Sat close to the front and moved ahead before the 8th - lost the advantage 3 out and pressed for effort after 2 out - stayed on at one speed from the last to finish third | 3/6 | 4 | 11-10 | 165 | 117A | 135C | J J Slevin | 5/4F |
| 10 Apr 26+68d | Aintree | JCB Melling Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Went straight to front - clipped fourth fence - rival closed in after three out - pushed along two out - edged in front close to last - battled back gamely but denied by a short margin at the line | 2/7 | nk | 11-10 | 166 | 108A | 152B | J J Slevin | 8/1 |
| 01 Feb 26+36d | Leopardstown | Ladbrokes Dublin Chase (Grade 1) Pushed to go early - moved through to front after 1st - lost that advantage at 2nd - second and nudged 4th - hard at work 6th - fell away from 3 out and finished a well-beaten 5th | 5/6 | 43 | 11-12 | 166 | — | 133C | J J Slevin | 5/1 |
| 27 Dec 25+242d | Leopardstown | Paddy's Rewards Club Chase (Grade 1) Handy early - hit the front before the 2nd - challenged 3 out - two lengths clear after 2 out - asked for effort before the last - challenged again on the run-in - drifted left approaching the line but dug deep to hold on | 1/7 | 11-12 | 161 | 116B | 160B | Sam Ewing | 8/1 | |
| 29 Apr 25+48d | Punchestown | William Hill Champion Chase (Grade 1) Made the running - minor error at the 5th then a more notable blunder 5 out - under pressure 4 out - challenged 2 out before losing the lead soon after - had nothing more to give in 3rd before the last - plugged on at one tempo to finish third | 3/6 | 4¼ | 11-12 | 161 | 80A | 146B | J J Slevin | 11/1 |
| 12 Mar 25+38d | Cheltenham | BetMGM Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Tracked front pack on the wide side - moved in front 5th - overtaken 7th - pressed from 3 out but couldn't close 2 out | 4/8 | ½ | 11-10 | 162 | 71A | 140B | J J Slevin | 12/1 |
| 02 Feb 25+37d | Leopardstown | Ladbrokes Dublin Chase (Grade 1) Handy early spot before hitting front and opening a big gap - cruising two out - edge narrowed as urged into the straight - challenged hard at the last - dug in gamely to hold on for the win | 1/8 | 11-12 | 158 | 139A | 161B | Danny Mullins | 6/1 | |
| 27 Dec 24+20d | Leopardstown | Paddy's Rewards Club Chase (Grade 1) Handy early - hit front before 2nd with an untidy leap - travelled wide through middle stages - stretched clear before 7th despite a mistake 4 out - drifted right at the last - pushed on strongly to the line - won easily | 1/9 | 11-12 | 153 | 115A | 163A | J J Slevin | 28/1 | |
| 07 Dec 24+21d | Sandown | Betfair Tingle Creek Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Settled behind the pace on the rail - stumbled and nearly went down at the opening fence - driven approaching 3 out and dropped away - finished a well-held fourth | 4/6 | 15 | 11-10 | 153 | 110A | 119B | Danny Mullins | 18/1 |
| 16 Nov 24+9d | Navan | Bar One Racing Fortria Chase (Grade 2) goes to 6 max.Made the running early - drifted right and stumbled at the 7th - error before chasing hard 3 out - driven and overtaken soon after - knocked at the last while in second - fought back to challenge inside the final furlong and battled to the line for a narrow defeat | 2/6 | nk | 11-4 | 153 | 127A | 153B | Danny Mullins | 12/1 |
| 07 Nov 24+13d | Clonmel | Clonmel Oil Chase (Grade 2) Settled second early well ahead of the rest - driven out approaching two out but unable to threaten the pace-setter - lost a place on the run to the line to finish third | 3/6 | 1¼ | 11-3 | 154 | 142A | 136B | Danny Mullins | 9/4 |
| 25 Oct 24+33d | Sligo | Sligo Races Halloween Hurdle Spun sideways at the break - settled quickly to hit the front - quickened up nearing two out - opened up a big margin before the last - edged in on the run-in but held on strongly | 1/3 | 11-12 | — | 135C | 138C | Danny Mullins | 10/11F | |
| 22 Sep 24+53d | Listowel | Kerry Group Handicap Chase Tracked the front group in third - bumped lightly and moved into second at the 6th - went clear in front after that - asked for effort before 2 out then driven approaching the last - stayed on strongly to fend off rivals up the run-in | 1/11 | 12-1 | 148 | 97A | 149A | Oakley Brown | 13/2 | |
| 31 Jul 24+90d | Galway | Tote Galway Plate (Handicap Chase) (Grade 3) | 15/22 | 3¾ | 11-1 | 149 | 73C | 117C | J J Slevin | 12/1 |
| 02 May 24+50d | Punchestown | Frontline Security Handicap Chase (listed) | 4/17 | 3¾ | 11-5 | 148 | 71B | 149A | Oakley Brown | 16/1 |
| 13 Mar 24+39d | Cheltenham | Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Challenge Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) | 11/16 | 1¼ | 11-7 | 149 | 15C | 120C | J J Slevin | 12/1 |
| 03 Feb 24+63d | Leopardstown | Ryanair Handicap Chase (0-150) (Listed) | 3/11 | 3¾ | 11-12 | 147 | 110A | 143A | J J Slevin | 4/1J |
| 02 Dec 23+27d | Fairyhouse | EasyFix Equine Handicap Chase (Listed) | 1/12 | 10-9 | 138 | 97B | 140A | Conor Stone-Walsh | 7/1 | |
| 05 Nov 23+94d | Cork | Paddy Power Feel Like A Favourite Irish EBF Novice Chase (Grade 3) | 5/7 | 1 | 11-3 | 138 | 109A | 131B | J J Slevin | 15/2 |
| 03 Aug 23+13d | Galway | Guinness Open Gate Brewery Novice Chase (Grade 3) | 2/8 | 6½ | 11-5 | 135 | 39B | 140A | Shane Fitzgerald | 33/1 |
| 21 Jul 23+94d | Killarney | Lee Strand Novice Chase | 2/4 | 13 | 11-12 | 135 | 68C | 133B | Rachael Blackmore | 11/2 |
| 18 Apr 23+43d | Tipperary | TipperaryRaces.ie Rated Novice Chase | 1/4 | 11-7 | 128 | — | 125C | J J Slevin | 4/7F | |
| 06 Mar 23+25d | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase | 1/7 | 11-12 | — | 88A | 139B | J J Slevin | 4/5F | |
| 09 Feb 23+82d | Thurles | Horse & Jockey Beginners Chase | 2/10 | 2¼ | 11-10 | — | 112A | 142B | J J Slevin | 4/1 |
| 19 Nov 22+203d | Punchestown | Sebden Steel Rated Novice Hurdle | 5/6 | 13 | 11-9 | — | 55C | 114C | J J Slevin | 8/1 |
| 30 Apr 22+24d | Auteuil (FR) | Prix de Marsan (Hurdle) (Listed Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) | 7/7 | hd | 9-13 | — | — | — | Dylan Salmon | 69/10 |
| 06 Apr 22 | Compiegne (FR) | Prix Bog Frog (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) | 4/9 | 3 | 10-12 | — | — | — | Dylan Salmon | 3/1F |
Quick answers
- How many races has Solness (FR) won?
- Solness (FR) won 9 of 31 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 29%. Placed 16 times in total (51.6% of starts).
- Who trains Solness (FR)?
- Solness (FR) is trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 30 September 2026.
- Who is Solness (FR)'s sire?
- Solness (FR) is by Konig Turf (GER) out of Solveigh (GER), whose sire is Tiger Hill.
- What going does Solness (FR) prefer?
- Solness (FR) has the best record on soft going: 6 wins from 16 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 Solness (FR)'s official rating?
- Solness (FR)'s highest official rating on record is 166.
- What is Solness (FR)'s sire's record?
- Konig Turf (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.9% of 517 runs since Jan 2008 (76 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Solness (FR)'s siblings?
- Out of Solveigh (GER), Solness (FR) has 8 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Solway (FR) (4). Highest grade won: Listed (Solway (FR)). The wins came over 1m7f–2m5½f. As at Oct 2026.