Solar Falcon
Solar Falcon is a five-year-old who has found winning harder to come by than most, with just 1 victory from 11 races — roughly 1 in every 11 outings. That sole win came at Gowran Park back in October 2024, nearly 19 months ago now, and the horse has been trying to recapture that form ever since.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
27.3%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The most recent stretch of runs tells a mixed story. After that Gowran Park win, Solar Falcon dropped back into the pack, finishing eighth before posting back-to-back finishes of tenth and ninth — not the follow-up anyone in the yard would have hoped for. The last two runs show a blank and another blank, though with a race just yesterday, the team are clearly keeping faith and keeping the horse active.
Charlie O'Dwyer has been the regular partner in the saddle, riding Solar Falcon in 6 of those 11 races and picking up that one win between them — a win rate of around 1 in 6 together, which is actually a touch better than the horse's overall record suggests. That Gowran Park win remains the high point of the partnership. The yard is trained by Conor O'Dwyer, based at Friarstown in County Kildare, and has sent out 4 winners this season, so there is form in the operation — Solar Falcon just needs to find a way back to the front end of a race to show it.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
2 May
DNF
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 25 runners
2 Feb
DNF
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 29 runners
20 Nov
9th
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 16 runners
27 Oct
10th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 17 runners
5 Oct
🏆 Won
Gowran Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 16 runners
13 Sep
8th
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 15 runners
22 Aug
7th
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 runners
4 Jul
3rd
Tipperary
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 9 runners
13 Dec
10th
Dundalk
7f – 1m · Standard · 14 runners
29 Nov
11th
Dundalk
7f – 1m · Standard · 12 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Dundalk Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
13 Dec |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
2 May |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 win |
5 Oct |
100% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
4 Jul |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
27 Oct |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
13 Sep |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
22 Aug |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
20 Nov |
0% |