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Horse Form Profile

Age: 8 years

Owner: Bronsan Racing

Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
VerdictStarting price

3rd

6

25th Apr 2026

Good

1m 7f 99y

Class 1

14:55 Sandown

Solness

11st 10lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Smart front-runner whose Grade 1 form features three wins at Leopardstown (2m1f) in 2024/2025 and neck second, showing career-best form, at Aintree (2m4f, good to soft) on latest start; one of the main contenders back down in distance.

5/4F

2nd

7

10th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 200y

Class 1

15:30 Aintree

Solness

11st 10lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Tailed off at Leopardstown in February when the soft ground was against him and a visor replaced his usual cheekpieces, which return today; prior to that he posted a third Grade 1 win at Leopardstown (2m1f, yielding) in December; there's a question mark regarding the step back up in trip for this front-runner but his trainer won this twice in a row with Fakir d'Oudairies in 2021 and 2022, and this 8yo arrives fresh after just two starts this winter; chance.

8/1

5th

6

1st Feb 2026

Soft

2m 1f 0y

14:10 Leopardstown

Solness

11st 12lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Made huge progress last season, emerging from handicaps to win two Grade 1s over C&D including this race, beating Marine Nationale; wasn't as good at Cheltenham and Punchestown after but returned to again get the better of his old rival back over C&D last time; is at his best around this track, but the testing ground isn't in his favour; visor replaces cheekpieces.

5/1

1st

6

27th Dec 2025

Yielding

2m 1f 0y

13:12 Leopardstown

Solness

11st 12lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Vastly improved under forcing tactics to land pair of Grade 1s over C&D last season, including when seeing off Gaelic Warrior and Marine Nationale in this corresponding race; no match for Marine Nationale at both Cheltenham and Punchestown, not fluent at times on latter occasion; however, goes well fresh and won't hang around on the front end, so could exploit any race-rustiness or jumping flaws from market leaders.

8/1