Solonaway Stakes Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (Irish Champions Weekend)

2025 Solonaway Stakes Preview

The Group 2 Solonaway Stakes takes part during Irish Champions Weekend at the Leopardstown racecourse in September, it is open to runners aged three or older and contested over a mile. The race is named in honour of the racehorse Solonaway who won the Irish 2,000 Guineas.

Solonaway Stakes Information:

• Solonaway Stakes Past Winners
• Solonaway Stakes Trainer Statistics
• Solonaway Stakes Jockey Statistics

Why not use the trends shortlist below to help you narrow down the field and then head over to the dedicated Leopardstown tips page to see which runners are being supported by the OLBG expert racing tipsters to find yourself a bet? You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information, head down to the Races Covered during the Irish Champions Weekend section for links to these.

How competitive is the Solonaway Stakes market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2008 when the race had an over-round of 111%. The race in 2006 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 132%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Solonaway Stakes, the over-round has been 120%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £120 which is bet.

Solonaway Stakes Trends:

• 2025 Solonaway Stakes Trends
• Solonaway Stakes Trend Analysis

Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 20 if you had followed the winner of the Solonaway Stakes next time out then you would have backed a total of 2 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -7.10. Remember to use the racing predictions along with the information on this page to find a bet on the 2025 Solonaway Stakes.

Over the last 20 renewals, it was Ivan Denisovich, trained by A P O'Brien and ridden by Kieren Fallon who set the fastest winning time in the Solonaway Stakes, the runner won the race in a time of 1:36.20 when winning the race in 2006. At the other end of the scale, it was the combination of trainer Mrs John Harrington and jockey Fran Berry with Jumbajukiba who set the slowest winning time, the race-winning time was 1:49.61 in the 2008 renewal.

These are the top three quickest-run Solonaway Stakes over the last 20 renewals:

1. Ivan Denisovich (1:36.20) in 2006
2. Jumbajukiba (1:36.20) in 2007
3. Bow Creek (1:37.63) in 2014

Solonaway Stakes Past Winners

Here are the Solonaway Stakes' past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the year of the race, the horse which won along with the age & weight of the horse. Also detailed is the stall where the horse came from and the total number of runners in the race. The horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the Solonaway Stakes are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.

Where have the winning runners come from?

Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Solonaway Stakes have been based:

• IRE: 10 winners with an additional 29 placings from 148 runners
• GB: 10 winners with an additional 6 placings from 28 runners

Solonaway Stakes Trainer Statistics

The leading trainer in the Solonaway Stakes over the last 20 renewals is A P O'Brien who has won the race four times with those four winners coming from Ivan Denisovich (2006), Pure Champion (2010), I Can Fly (2018) and Diego Velazquez (2024). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Solonaway Stakes are Mrs John Harrington (3 wins), David O'Meara (2 wins), Richard Fahey (2 wins) and Roger Charlton (2 wins). There is one trainer who has not had the best of times in the Solonaway Stakes, J S Bolger has sent a total of 12 runners to the race without recording any wins.

Here are some of the top Solonaway Stakes trainer statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):

Solonaway Stakes Jockey Statistics

The leading jockey in the Solonaway Stakes over the last 20 renewals is Daniel Tudhope who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from Custom Cut (2015), Suedois (2017) and Flight Plan (2023). Other jockeys who have recorded multiple wins in the Solonaway Stakes are Ryan Moore (2 wins) and Colin Keane (2 wins). There is one jockey who has not had the best of times in the Solonaway Stakes, Seamie Heffernan has ridden 11 runners to the race without recording any wins.

Here are some of the top Solonaway Stakes jockey statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):

Solonaway Stakes Trend Analysis

The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +24.50 is when runners ran in England when last winning. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 0 places in the past 180 days, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-24.

Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:

• 2024: Winner in 12 (6,2) [11 Runners]
• 2023: Winner in 4 (1,6) [10 Runners]
• 2022: Winner in 5 (4,8) [8 Runners]
• 2021: Winner in 3 (12,14) [14 Runners]
• 2020: Winner in 6 (9,4) [10 Runners]

The course which has produced the most winners of the Solonaway Stakes is York, there has been a total number of 5 winners of this race who ran at York last time out. The next best course which has produced the second most winners is Goodwood, there has been a total number of 4 winners of this race who ran at Goodwood last time out.

The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 19 winners from a total of 141 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 1 winner from a total of 35 runners.

Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Solonaway Stakes:

• Barathea (2 Wins)
• Selkirk (2 Wins)

These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Solonaway Stakes despite multiple attempts:

• Galileo (0 Wins from 10 runners)
• Invincible Spirit (0 Wins from 6 runners)
• Choisir (0 Wins from 5 runners)

Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Real Appeal in 2021, winning for Mrs John Harrington at odds of 14/1 under the guidance of Shane Foley. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 7 winning favourites in the race. Remember to use the best racing tipsters along with the information on this page to find you a bet on the 2025 Solonaway Stakes.

Races Covered during the Irish Champions Weekend

Here is the schedule for the two-day Irish Champions Weekend which is run at Leopardstown on Saturday and then the Curragh on Sunday for races which we cover with blogs, each race will be linked to the race blog and detail last year's winner in the table below.

Saturday at the Irish Champions Weekend

Leopardstown hosts the opening day of the Irish Champions Weekend, the highlight of the day being the Irish Champions Stakes, a race dominated by Aidan O'Brien in recent years with him winning all of the last five renewals and has won the race a total of twelve times.

Sunday at the Irish Champions Weekend

Sunday of the Irish Champions Weekend is hosted at the Curragh with four Group 1 races, the highlight being the Irish St Leger, Aidan has not been as dominant in this with just six wins, three behind both Vincent O'Brien and Dermot Weld.