Sun Soldier (IRE)
Sun Soldier is a gelding who has won two of nine starts on turf, both in handicaps. He gained his first success at Punchestown over 1m to 1m1f on good to soft ground in Sep 2025 off an official rating of 70 and his second at Roscommon over 6f to 7f on good ground in May 2026 off 77. Each win came on a first visit to the course. Typically held up, he won last time out at Roscommon in May 2026.
- 2–9Wins / Runs
- 22.2%Strike rate
- 6 (66.7%)Placed
- +3.25£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 2.20Fair A/E n=9 · 1.72 incl. margin
- 77Highest OR
- 45dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 74
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 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 101C | 79 | 1 · — |
| Soft | 3 | 103C | 97 | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 82C | 78.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 101C | 84 | 2 · 101 / 99 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 103C | 82 | — |
| Under 6f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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 5 analysed runs
- Held up 4 (80%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (20%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 2,091 runs since Jan 2008 (215 horses).
Strongest on good to soft going: 13.2% from 197. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 4.1% from 241.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 12 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 335 | 32 | 9.6% | +0.5 | — |
| Good | 581 | 49 | 8.4% | −0.7 | 1 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 197 | 26 | 13.2% | +4.1 | 1 from 2 |
| Soft | 258 | 22 | 8.5% | −0.6 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 78 | 6 | 7.7% | −1.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 630 | 55 | 8.7% | −0.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 702 | 79 | 11.3% | +2.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 1,011 | 90 | 8.9% | −0.2 | 1 from 5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 241 | 10 | 4.1% | −5 | 1 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 75 | 7 | 9.3% | +0.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 41 | 4 | 9.8% | +0.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 19 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
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
2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Stop The Nation (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 5f–6f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Nobelos (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stop The Nation (IRE) | 6 | 2 | 5f–6f | — |
| Nobelos (IRE) | 3 | 1 | 6f | Class 2 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.75 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Navan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.25 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.75 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.00 |
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Coen | 5 | 1 | 20% | +4.00 |
| W J Lee | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.25 |
| Chris Hayes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gary Carroll | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dylan Browne McMonagle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blinkers | 4 | 2 | 50% | +8.25 |
| Cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| None | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.25 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 14% | +2.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 May 26+22d | Roscommon | www.roscommonracecourse.ie Handicap Tracked the pace early - disputed second at halfway before hitting the front two furlongs out - pressed on strongly under pressure to score | 1/14 | 9-11 | 77 | 101C | 103A | W J Lee | 9/4F | |
| 19 Apr 26+201d | Curragh | 1xBet.ie Supports Safe Gambling Handicap Up with the front group - progress into 4th 1 1/2f out and fought for top spot 1f out - collared inside the final furlong - nothing more to give near the line | 5/17 | nk | 9-11 | 77 | 97C | 97A | Ben Coen | 12/1 |
| 30 Sep 25+14d | Cork | Port Of Cork Handicap Sat behind front group - 6th at halfway - driven up to hit front two out - collared inside final furlong and eased back to 3rd | 3/14 | nk | 8-11 | 77 | 103C | 92A | Chris Hayes | 6/1 |
| 16 Sep 25+21d | Punchestown | Nostra Supporting Laois GAA Handicap Settled handy early - 5th at halfway - moved into contention turning in - hit front with a furlong left - drifted left inside final 150 yards but held on gamely | 1/14 | 9-4 | 70 | 82C | 94A | Ben Coen | 8/1 | |
| 26 Aug 25+29d | Bellewstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden Sat just off the pace - pushed along into 4th with 2f left - up to 3rd approaching the furlong pole - dropped back to 4th and held for that spot late | 4/14 | 2¼ | 9-8 | 74 | 75C | 81A | Ben Coen | 7/1 |
| 28 Jul 25+15d | Galway | Clayton Hotel Galway Handicap Held up towards the back - improved into 7th and pressed for effort 2f out - stayed on same gear through the straight - finished 6th beaten 3.5 lengths | 6/15 | ¾ | 9-9 | 75 | 69C | 91A | Gary Carroll | 25/1 |
| 13 Jul 25+15d | Navan | Ardboyne Hotel Maiden Held a forward position early - upped to 2nd by halfway - pressed for advantage 2f out then lost the front spot 1½f out - stayed on at one speed to the line - finished 3rd | 3/12 | 2¾ | 9-8 | 77 | 74A | 89A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 10/3 |
| 28 Jun 25+42d | Curragh | Keadeen Hotel Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden Sat behind the front group early - midfield around halfway - asked for effort with 2f left and moved into 3rd approaching the final furlong - couldn't close further and held on for third | 3/17 | 1¾ | 9-8 | — | 84C | 87A | Ben Coen | 9/1 |
| 17 May 25 | Navan | Navan Racecourse Maiden Settled towards rear early - pushed along and briefly boxed in with a furlong left - finished strongly to take second spot near the line but couldn't get to winner | 2/10 | 1¼ | 9-8 | — | 52A | 84A | Ben Coen | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Sun Soldier (IRE) won?
- Sun Soldier (IRE) won 2 of 9 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 22.2%. Placed 6 times in total (66.7% of starts).
- Who trains Sun Soldier (IRE)?
- Sun Soldier (IRE) is trained by A Oliver, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 11 May 2026.
- Who is Sun Soldier (IRE)'s sire?
- Sun Soldier (IRE) is by Soldier's Call (GB) out of Ultra Violet (GB), whose sire is Gleneagles.
- What going does Sun Soldier (IRE) prefer?
- Sun Soldier (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Sun Soldier (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 77, from the run on 11 May 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Sun Soldier (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Soldier's Call (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 2,091 runs since Jan 2008 (215 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 13.2% from 197. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 4.1% from 241.
- Who are Sun Soldier (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Ultra Violet (GB), Sun Soldier (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Stop The Nation (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Nobelos (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–6f. As at Oct 2026.