Solario Stakes: runners, odds and tips

2024 Solario Stakes at Sandown: the runners, the odds, the verdict

The Sky Bet Solario Stakes (3.35) is the feature race on Sandown's Saturday card and a typically competitive field looks set to contest this Group 3. Here, we provide the lowdown on the key contenders . . .

Sky Bet Solario Stakes: the full list of horses

1 An Outlaw's Grace

NON-RUNNER

2 Field Of Gold

Kingman colt who cost €530,000 as a foal; readily justified favouritism in maiden (7f, good) at the Newmarket July festival, building on debut promise and looking a Group performer in the making; respected.

Trainer: John and Thady Gosden
Jockey: Kieran Shoemark
Forecast odds: 13-8

Field Of Gold15:35 Sandown

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Jky: Kieran Shoemark Tnr: John & Thady Gosden

3 Hott Shott

Forced a dead-heat in maiden (7f, good to firm) at Glorious Goodwood, building on spring debut effort; open to further progress and this is an ideal next step, as he's by Too Darn Hot who won the Solario in 2018.

Trainer: Richard Hughes
Jockey: Rossa Ryan
Forecast odds: 12-1

Hott Shott15:35 Sandown

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Jky: Rossa Ryan Tnr: Richard Hughes

4 Matauri Bay

Lope De Vega colt who cost 500,000gns as a yearling; justified favouritism at Leicester (7f, good to firm) three weeks ago, beating a rival who subsequently ran well in the Convivial Maiden at York; promising.

Trainer: Ralph Beckett
Jockey: Hector Crouch
Forecast odds: 4-1

Matauri Bay15:35 Sandown

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Jky: Hector Crouch Tnr: Ralph Beckett

5 Royal Playwright

From a family that has served his notable owner-breeder well; duly made a promising debut in a Salisbury contest (7f, good) seven weeks ago, scoring by three lengths and looking a useful prospect; interesting contender.

Trainer: Andrew Balding
Jockey: Oisin Murphy
Forecast odds: 11-4

Royal Playwright15:35 Sandown

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Jky: Oisin Murphy Tnr: Andrew Balding

6 Tiger Mask

Off the mark at Ascot then finished fourth, just behind the subsequent Gimcrack winner, in Vintage Stakes at Goodwood (7f, good; Group 2) later in July; brings strong form and progressive Racing Post Ratings to this assignment.

Trainer: Karl Burke
Jockey: Clifford Lee
Forecast odds: 13-2

Tiger Mask15:35 Sandown

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Jky: Clifford Lee Tnr: K R Burke

7 Victory Sound

Absent since his narrow success at Haydock (7f, good to firm) ten weeks ago on second outing; unexposed but faces a difficult task on bare figures upped in class and doesn't particularly scream Group horse.

Trainer: Charles Hills
Jockey: Tom Marquand
Forecast odds: 20-1

Victory Sound15:35 Sandown

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Jky: Tom Marquand Tnr: Charles Hills

8 Zou's Your Daddy

Promising second in Kempton maiden (7f, AW) this month and appears to have an ordinary race in him; however, faces a stiff assignment at this level on second start, being clear bottom on bare figures.

Trainer: Simon Pearce
Jockey: Billy Loughnane
Forecast odds: 40-1