Solar Biricz

The partnership with jockey Ben Robinson is the most telling detail in the file. Together they've won 2 from 10 races — a 20% win rate, or roughly 1 in every 5 times they've teamed up. That's double the horse's overall win rate, and it isn't a coincidence. Some horses simply go better for a particular jockey, and this looks like one of those relationships worth paying attention to.

The last win came at Doncaster on 15 June 2025, and Solar Biricz raced just yesterday, so this is very much a horse in active training. That said, the recent run of form makes for sobering reading: finishing 8th, 11th, 17th, 4th, 17th, and 12th in its last six outings tells a story of a horse that has dipped sharply since that Doncaster success. The one fourth-place finish in that sequence shows the ability is still there somewhere, but the double 17th suggests there have been days when things simply haven't clicked.

Walford's yard has sent out 35 winners this season, which suggests a stable in decent form — the horses are fit, the operation is ticking over. That's a useful backdrop for a horse trying to rediscover its best. With 8 places in total from 21 races, Solar Biricz has a habit of running into the money without always winning it, and on a good day at the right level, another win isn't out of the question. Whether that day comes soon is the question every race-follower around this horse will be asking.