August 30 / 15.35 Sandown

15.35

Good

BetMGM Solario Stakes (Group 3)

  • Prize money: £36861.5
  • 0m 7f 0y
  • Class 1
  • 6 runners
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BetMGM Solario Stakes (Group 3)

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

7/1 (Won)

Form: 1122 D BF

Last run: 17 days

W: 9st 3lb

2 yo Colt

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Has built up a solid record (1122) and posted the last two efforts at Listed level; beaten favourite, showing no further progress, at Salisbury (1m) latest but shaped as if this drop back in trip is needed.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

1st

1

(1)

30th Aug 2025

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 1

15:35 Sandown

A Bit Of Spirit

9st 3lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Clive Cox

Has built up a solid record (1122) and posted the last two efforts at Listed level; beaten favourite, showing no further progress, at Salisbury (1m) latest but shaped as if this drop back in trip is needed.

7/1

2nd

1

(2)

13th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 1

15:30 Salisbury

A Bit Of Spirit

9st 3lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Clive Cox

Won novice events at Newbury (6.5f, good) and Salisbury (7f, good to firm) on first two starts and beaten a head in Listed race at Ascot (7f, good) on latest; made most in all three; stuck to his task extremely well last time but Morris Dancer seems to demand something of a different order.

6/5

1

(5)

25th Jul 2025

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 1

14:25 Ascot

A Bit Of Spirit

9st 5lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Clive Cox

Palace Pier colt who is two from two, having narrowly beaten Time To Turn at Newbury (6.5f, good) then justified short odds by a wider margin under a penalty at Salisbury (7f, good to firm); brings potential to this higher grade.

5/2

4/1

Form: 117 D

Last run: 32 days

W: 9st 3lb

2 yo Colt

OR: 103

Form & Verdict
Thrice-raced colt whose winning form, including in the Chesham (7f, good to firm) at Royal Ascot, has substance; only seventh of ten when 5-1 in a Goodwood Group 2 since but may still do better.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5

(5)

27th Sep 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 1

13:50 Newmarket

Humidity

9st 2lb

J: James Doyle

T: Andrew Balding

The Chesham winner (good to firm) who didn't look at home on the undulations of Goodwood when beaten for the first time in a strong edition of the Group 2 Vintage Stakes; got himself firmly back on track when perhaps unfortunate not to have won Sandown's Group 3 Solario Stakes having been bumped quite severely late on; leads the way on Topspeed/RPR figures and promises to be even better at 1m.

7/1

2nd

3

(3)

30th Aug 2025

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 1

15:35 Sandown

Humidity

9st 3lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Andrew Balding

Thrice-raced colt whose winning form, including in the Chesham (7f, good to firm) at Royal Ascot, has substance; only seventh of ten when 5-1 in a Goodwood Group 2 since but may still do better.

4/1

7

(10)

29th Jul 2025

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 1

13:55 Goodwood

Humidity

9st 3lb

J: James Doyle

T: Andrew Balding

Recruited by these powerhouse owners after beating a bucketload of subsequent winners at Newbury (6f, good) and maintained his unbeaten record in the Chesham at Royal Ascot (7f, good to firm), in which he dug deep late on after making most of the running; it didn't look the strongest renewal of that Listed race and the second has since been turned over at long odds-on; he still commands respect as a good looker with more to offer; two recent winners of this had won the Chesham.

9/2

25/1

Form: 91

Last run: 25 days

W: 9st 3lb

2 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Similar type to Looka, being a twice-raced individual who scored last time but doesn't scream Group class; indeed, he's bottom of this pack judged on the bare form of his Ffos Las success (7.5f, good).
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

7th

3

(6)

24th Apr 2026

Good

1m 1f 209y

Class 1

15:35 Sandown

Oceans Four

9st 3lb

J: Joe Leavy

T: Brian Meehan

Narrowly bagged Group 3 honours at Chantilly (1m, soft) in September when last seen but still needs to prove he can repeat the clear peak form he appeared to show when going close at 25-1 in an exciting Solario at Sandown; gelding who has no major entries in the future.

20/1

3rd

5

(6)

30th Aug 2025

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 1

15:35 Sandown

Oceans Four

9st 3lb

J: Joe Leavy

T: Brian Meehan

Similar type to Looka, being a twice-raced individual who scored last time but doesn't scream Group class; indeed, he's bottom of this pack judged on the bare form of his Ffos Las success (7.5f, good).

25/1

Form: 1 D

Last run: 70 days

W: 9st 3lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Well-bred colt who stuck on well to beat an odds-on stablemate in Newmarket novice event (7f, good to firm) that has worked out well and has been a source of subsequent Group scorers, including from this yard, in recent years; potentially smart and commands respect.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

3rd

7

(5)

23rd May 2026

Good To Yielding

1m 0f 0y

15:40 Curragh

Pacific Avenue

9st 2lb

J: Jamie Spencer

T: Charlie Appleby

A useful 7f/1m winner last season; made the early running in the Dewhurst, runner-up in a 1m Listed event at Meydan in February; beaten favourite in a four-runner contest at Goodwood on return to Britain; supporting role now.

33/1

2nd

2

(2)

1st May 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

14:40 Goodwood

Pacific Avenue

9st 6lb

J: Saffie Osborne

T: Charlie Appleby

A useful 7f/1m winner at 2yrs and he has acquitted himself well in Qatar and Meydan over the winter, runner-up in 1m Listed event in February; he holds solid form claims.

13/8

7th

7

(1)

11th Oct 2025

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 1

15:00 Newmarket

Pacific Avenue

9st 3lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Charlie Appleby

Form of debut success (on the July course here) has worked out nicely; far from disgraced with fourth-place finishes in the Solario at Sandown and Royal Lodge at Newmarket (1m) since; drop back to 7f may suit but he needs improvement to land this prize.

66/1

14/1

Form: 61 D

Last run: 24 days

W: 9st 3lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Twice-raced colt who proved game with the hood fitted at Kempton (7f, AW) last time, turning over an odds-on Godolphin runner; may have more to offer in the retained headgear but this is a much stiffer task.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5th

4

(7)

30th Aug 2025

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 1

15:35 Sandown

Looka

9st 3lb

J: Daniel Muscutt

T: Marco Botti

Twice-raced colt who proved game with the hood fitted at Kempton (7f, AW) last time, turning over an odds-on Godolphin runner; may have more to offer in the retained headgear but this is a much stiffer task.

14/1

1st

6

(2)

6th Aug 2025

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

18:35 Kempton (AW)

Looka

9st 7lb

J: Silvestre De Sousa

T: Marco Botti

$80,000 yearling, 240,000gns (breeze-up) 2yo; met traffic issues on his way to staying-on sixth of nine at Haydock (7f) and that effort can be marked up; now goes in hood; one of the likelier players.

10/1

6th

5

(4)

3rd Jul 2025

Good

0m 6f 212y

Class 3

16:42 Haydock

Looka

9st 7lb

J: Callum Shepherd

T: Marco Botti

$80,000 yearling, 240,000gns 2yo breeze-ups; by Munnings; second foal; dam once-raced half-sister to US winners Family Tree (8.5f Grade 2) and Liora (8.5f 2yo Grade 2); purchase price means he's entitled to respect on debut.

8/1

OUR TIP

7/2

Form: 1

Last run: 17 days

W: 9st 3lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
One of two once-raced colts in this field; made all and did it easily at Beverley (7.5f, good to firm) where he beat a consistent yardstick by 6l; promising son of the 2018 Solario winner Too Darn Hot.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

6th

6

(7)

28th Mar 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

16:28 Kempton (AW)

Hes Waliim

9st 2lb

J: Callum Shepherd

T: James Tate

Absent since a heavy defeat in a York nursery last October (1m, good; strong favourite); gelded over the winter; even his peak 2yo efforts will need bettering in this field.

16/1

1

(4)

11th Oct 2025

Good

0m 7f 192y

Class 2

14:40 York

Hes Waliim

9st 9lb

J: Daniel Tudhope

T: James Tate

Impressive on debut at Beverley (7.4f, good to firm) in August; last of six in Group 3 at Sandown (7f, soft) next time before second in a novice at Kempton (1m, AW), drawing clear with a very promising Allegresse who runs in a Group 3 at Newmarket today (1:50); he's a highly likeable prospect himself for his in-form yard and respected in his first nursery.

11/8

2nd

1

(4)

18th Sep 2025

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

18:12 Kempton (AW)

Hes Waliim

9st 10lb

J: James Doyle

T: James Tate

Won by 6l on last month's Beverley debut (7f, good to firm), but found it all too much when last of six in the Group 3 Solario at Sandown (7f, soft) 17 days later; closely related to a dual Polytrack winner (including here) and back down in grade, but he may be vulnerable under his penalty.

11/4

Non-runners

Publish

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Pacific Avenue

Telegraph:

Publish

RP RATINGS:

Humidity

TOPSPEED:

A Bit Of Spirit

The Star:

He's Waliim

D Express:

Publish

The Sun:

Publish

The Times:

Pacific Avenue

The Guardian:

Pacific Avenue

Daily Mail:

Pacific Avenue

Daily Record:

Pacific Avenue

POSTDATA:

A Bit Of Spirit

LAMBOURN:

Humidity

Daily Mirror:

Humidity