Solar Aclaim

On soft or slightly wet ground, Solar Acclaim is a different animal. Two wins from just three races in those conditions works out to a 67% win rate — winning 2 in every 3 times out. That is a remarkable number, and it tells you everything about where this horse is at its best. Camacho is entirely clear-eyed about it, noting that he won't run in the Stewards' Cup — one of the summer's most competitive sprint races — unless the ground comes up right for him. That kind of selectivity takes nerve from a trainer, but it also suggests a yard that knows exactly what it has on its hands and refuses to waste it.

The most recent win came at Hamilton Park just last week, on 17 June 2026, keeping Solar Acclaim firmly in the picture as an active, in-form horse. The first win of the career came at Salisbury back in September 2023, so this is a horse that has been delivering for nearly three years now. Camacho's yard has been in fine form generally this season, sending out 46 winners — the kind of output that tells you this is a team operating with real confidence.

The one genuine frustration in Solar Acclaim's record is at the top level. In 8 races at Class 2 — some of the best races in Britain — the horse has yet to win, picking up 0 wins from 8 attempts. That's a clear ceiling so far, and the recent form figures of 9-1-8-14-11-21 show a horse that can run a blinder one day and be barely sighted the next. The second place in that sequence is the result that keeps everyone interested; the others are a reminder that Solar Acclaim on the wrong ground is a very different proposition. When the rain comes, watch closely.