| Solwhit | |
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Solwhit and jockey Davy Russell at the 2009 WBX Fighting Fifth Hurdle |
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| Sire | Solon |
| Grandsire | Local Suitor |
| Dam | Toowhit Towhee |
| Damsire | Lucky North |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 2004 |
| Country | France |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Har De Preaux |
| Owner | Top Of The Hill Syndicate |
| Trainer | Charles Byrnes |
| Earnings | £520, 147 |
| Major wins | |
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Aintree Hurdle (2009) |
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| Horse (Equus ferus caballus) | |
Solwhit (foaled on April 17, 2004 in France) is an French thoroughbred racehorse, born to sire, Solon and dam, Toowhit Towhee.[1] He is owned by the Top Of The Hill Syndicate and is trained by Charles Byrnes. Throughout his time as a racehorse, he has been predominately ridden by Davy Russell.[2] As of May 2010, Solwhit has amassed a career record of 11 wins, 2 places and 2 shows while accumulating £555,205 in lifetime earnings in just 19 starts.[2]
Solwhit started racing as a three year old in September 2007 when he was entered into the Prix De Belleville, finishing well off the lead. His first ever win came in his second race, the Prix Verdi Hurdle in November 2007 in which he bested a field of 19 for the victory.[2] Solwhit’s first major victory came in February 2009 when he won the Red Mills Trial Hurdle at Gowran Park in County Kilkenny, Ireland, a Grade 2 National Hunt race. In that race, he defeated Jazz Messenger by 3.5 lengths for the victory.[3]
As of May 2010, Solwhit has won a total of six Grade 1 races. His first came in April 2009 in the Aintree Hurdle at Aintree Racecourse in Merseyside, England. In that race, he defeated a field of 16 and held off Fiveforthree by just a half of a length for the victory.[4] In his very next race, Solwhit won the 2009 Punchestown Champion Hurdle at Punchestown Racecourse in Naas, County Kildare, Ireland.[5]
Solwhit’s success at the end of the 2008-2009 racing season carried over into the 2009-2010 season when he won his third Grade 1 race, the Dobbins & Madigans at Punchestown Hurdle at Punchestown Racecourse in November 2009 followed by the December Festival Hurdle at Leopardstown Racecourse in Leopardstown, County Dublin. En route to the December victory, Solwhit defeated Sublimity by two lengths.[6] His fifth Grade 1 victory game in January 2010 when he won the Irish Champion Hurdle, also held at Leopardstown Racecourse. There, he defeated a field of seven, including Sublimity and Celestial Halo.[7]. Solwhit added a sixth Grade 1 victory when taking a second victory in the Dobbins & Madigans Hurdle in November 2010.