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Free Solo: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Free Solo is a 9-year-old gelding by Showcasing, trained by P J F Murphy. He has won 4 of 50 starts and placed in 11 more, for £14,214 in prize money. His best trip is 7.5f, where 1 win from 4 is a 25% strike rate against 7% at every other distance. He runs next in the 5:02 at Dundalk (AW) on 11 November. His best performance rating is 88, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 50
  • Wins 4
  • Placed 15
  • Strike rate 8%
  • Prize money £14,214
  • Best rating 88
  • Official rating 58

Where Free Solo runs next

Time Course Race Best price
5:02 Dundalk (AW) Celebrate Your Special Occasion At Dundalk Stadium Handicap —

Free Solo form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
29 Oct 26 Punchestown (IRE) See You At The GR1 Double Header 21 & 22 November Handicap (0-60) (Div 1) 7f Yielding 10 10.25 10/1 Chris Hayes 58
15 Oct 26 Curragh (IRE) Feel The Rush With 1xBet.ie Handicap 7f Soft 4 2 33/1 Chris Hayes 60
8 Oct 26 Thurles (IRE) BOYLE Sports Handicap (Div I) 1m 0.5f Yielding 9 6 9/1 Chris Hayes 60
18 Sep 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Friday Night Lights Are Back At Dundalk Handicap 7f Standard 8 7 10/1 Ben Coen 61
20 Aug 26 Leopardstown (IRE) Unio Employee Benefits Handicap 7f Good To Yielding 2 .75 20/1 Ben Coen 63
3 Jul 26 Bellewstown Smiths Of Drogheda Ford Classic Handicap 1m Good 9 12.25 14/1 Chris Hayes 64
18 Jun 26 Leopardstown BOYLE Sports Money Back If 2nd To SP Fav Handicap 7f Good 5 4.75 12/1 Ben Coen 66
11 Jun 26 Leopardstown GAIN The Advantage Series Handicap 7f Soft 6 6.5 25/1 Ben Coen 66
18 May 26 Roscommon Knockcroghery Handicap 7.5f Good To Yielding 11 10.75 14/1 Conor Cusack 70
4 May 26 Curragh PG Duffy & Sons Citroen Apprentice Handicap 7f Good 7 6 10/1 Sam Coen 72
15 Apr 26 Leopardstown FM104 'Giddy Up' Handicap 7f Yielding To Soft 11 11.75 40/1 Chris Hayes 76
27 Feb 26 Dundalk (AW) BAR 1 Betting 'Download Our App For Cheltenham' Handicap 1m Standard 13 14.5 33/1 W J Lee 77
13 Oct 25 Roscommon Guinness Handicap 7.5f Soft 12 9 25/1 Ben Coen 77
27 Sep 25 Curragh Schweppes Trophy Handicap 7f Soft 8 7.25 14/1 Wayne Hassett 77
1 Sep 25 Roscommon Lidan Handicap 7.5f Soft 5 4.25 8/1 Rory Mulligan 80
19 Aug 25 Roscommon WTW Willis Handicap 7.5f Good 1 — 15/2 Ben Coen 70
17 Jul 25 Leopardstown Aer Lingus College Football Classic Apprentice Handicap 7f Good 4 2.5 13/2 Wayne Hassett 71
20 Jun 25 Down Royal Proparamedics Medicall Handicap 7f Good 4 4 13/2 Wayne Hassett 71
12 Jun 25 Leopardstown GAIN The Advantage Series Handicap 7f Soft 2 1.25 11/2 Wayne Hassett 70
23 May 25 Curragh Ryans Cleaning Handicap 1m Good 7 4.5 11/1 Wayne Hassett 70
5 May 25 Curragh PG Duffy & Sons Citroen Apprentice Handicap 7f Good 1 — 10/1 Wayne Hassett 62
25 Apr 25 Limerick Munster Suite At Limerick Handicap (Div 2) 1m Soft To Heavy 6 7 16/1 Ben Coen 65
5 Apr 25 Bellewstown Mac Tar Ltd. Apprentice Handicap 1m Good 7 6.5 6/1 Adam Browne-Souza 66
14 Mar 25 Dundalk (AW) William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap (47-70) 1m Standard 5 3.25 8/1 Ben Coen 68
31 Jan 25 Dundalk (AW) William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap (47-75) 1m Standard 5 4 15/2 Leigh Roche 68
27 Jan 25 Dundalk (AW) Join Us On Our Social Channels Handicap (47-65) 1m Standard 4 2.5 7/2 Sam Coen 68
17 Jan 25 Dundalk (AW) Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Handicap (47-70) 7f Standard 2 1.5 9/4 Sam Coen 64
10 Jan 25 Dundalk (AW) William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 1m Standard 2 3.5 9/1 Sam Coen 64
1 Nov 24 Dundalk (AW) William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap (50-80) 1m Standard 10 11.75 25/1 Nathan Crosse 67
25 Oct 24 Dundalk (AW) View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Apprentice Handicap (47-70) 7f Standard 7 5.5 22/1 Jamie Powell 70
11 Oct 24 Dundalk (AW) Friday Night Lights At Dundalk Handicap 7f Standard 13 8.25 25/1 Chris Hayes 75
24 Sep 24 Listowel Kelleher Feeds & Agri Suppliers Ballymullen, Tralee Handicap (50-80) 7f Yielding 10 8 16/1 Jack Cleary 75
16 Sep 24 Laytown (AW) ONEILLS.COM (Q.R.) Handicap (50-80) 7f Standard 6 6.25 9/1 Mr R W Barron 76
30 Jul 24 Galway caulfieldindustrial.com Handicap (50-80) 7f Yielding 8 7.25 25/1 Luke McAteer 79
9 Feb 24 Dundalk (AW) View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap 1m Standard 8 8.25 11/2 Gavin Ryan 79
12 Jan 24 Dundalk (AW) Floodlit Fridays Return To Dundalk Handicap (50-85) 7f Standard 1 — 5/1 Killian Leonard 75
22 Dec 23 Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Apprentice Rated Race 1m Standard 4 4 9/1 Sean D Bowen 77
24 Nov 23 Dundalk (AW) Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Rated Race 7f Standard 3 3.5 9/2 W J Lee 78
3 Nov 23 Dundalk (AW) Parkview Provisions Handicap (50-80) 1m Standard 7 3.25 15/2 Jamie Powell 79
19 Sep 23 Listowel Kelleher Feeds & Agri Suppliers Ballymullen, Tralee Handicap (50-80) 7f Soft 8 6 15/2 Jake Coen 79
26 Aug 23 Curragh Paddy Power Supporting Cancer Trials Ireland Irish Cambridgeshire (Premier Handicap) 1m Good 13 6 20/1 Gavin Ryan 82
12 Aug 23 Curragh Revamp Conservation & Restoration Handicap 1m Good To Yielding 3 2.5 15/2 Oisin Murphy 80
1 Aug 23 Galway caulfieldindustrial.com Handicap (50-80) 7f Yielding To Soft 2 3 14/1 Jake Coen 77
18 Jul 23 Killarney William Hill Lengthen Your Odds Handicap 1m Yielding 5 1.75 20/1 Jake Coen 77
3 Mar 23 Dundalk (AW) DundalkStadium.com Handicap 7f Standard 2 .25 14/1 Gavin Ryan 77
27 Jan 23 Wolverhampton (AW) Spreadex Sports Get 40 In Bonuses Handicap Class 4 7f Standard 6 5 16/1 Nicola Currie 77
16 Jan 23 Wolverhampton (AW) Spreadex Sports First Goalscorer Insurance Claiming Stakes Class 5 7f Standard 2 4.5 7/2 Saffie Osborne 77
11 Jan 23 Lingfield (AW) Spreadex Sports Best Premier League Odds Handicap Class 5 7f Standard 2 1.25 2/1 Saffie Osborne 72
7 Jan 23 Lingfield (AW) Spreadex Sports 300 Spread Betting Cashback Handicap Class 5 7f Standard 2 .75 2/1F Saffie Osborne 72
2 Jan 23 Lingfield (AW) Spreadex Sports Best Premier League Odds Handicap Class 5 1m Standard 1 — 4/1 Nicola Currie 72

Last time out

Finished 10 in the See You At The GR1 Double Header 21 & 22 November Handicap (0-60) (Div 1) at Punchestown (IRE) on 29 October 2026. Prominent early - 5th at halfway - niggled at turning in then driven without response - faded over 1f out - finished 10th.

Free Solo by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
7f 28 2 7% —
8f 17 1 6% —
7.5f 4 1 25% —
8.5f 1 0 0% —

Free Solo by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Standard 22 2 9% —
Good 10 2 20% —
Soft 7 0 0% —
Yielding 5 0 0% —
Good To Yielding 3 0 0% —
Yielding To Soft 2 0 0% —
Soft To Heavy 1 0 0% —

Free Solo by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Dundalk (AW) 15 1 7% —
Curragh 6 1 17% —
Leopardstown 5 0 0% —
Roscommon 4 1 25% —
Lingfield (AW) 3 1 33% —
Bellewstown 2 0 0% —
Listowel 2 0 0% —
Galway 2 0 0% —
Wolverhampton (AW) 2 0 0% —
Punchestown (IRE) 1 0 0% —

Free Solo breeding

  • Sire Showcasing (GB)
  • Dam Amuser (IRE)
  • Damsire Galileo (IRE)
  • Breeder Niarchos Family
  • Foaled 4 February 2017

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