Godolphin

Best Solution (IRE)

1st - Irish Thoroughbred Marketing EBF Stallions Maiden Stakes - Goodwood, UK - 26 July 2016

1st - G3 Dubai 100 Autumn Stakes - Newmarket, UK - 8th October 2016

1st - Listed Betfred Derby Trial Stakes - Lingfield, UK - 13 May 2017

1st - G3 Worthingtons "Indigo Leisure" Stakes - Newbury, UK - 28 October 2017

1st - Jaguar F-Type Handicap - Meydan, UAE - 15 February 2018

1st - G2 Princess Of Wales's Arqana Racing Club Stakes - Newmarket, UK - 12 July 2018

1st - G1 128th Longines Grosser Preis von Berlin - Hoppegarten, Germany - 12 August 2018

Best Solution - 1st - G1 Grosser Preis Von Baden - Baden-Baden, Germany - 2 September 2018

1st - G1 Stella Artois Caulfield Cup - Caulfield, Australia - 20 October 2018

Foal date

17/04/2014

Gender

Horse

Colour

Bay

Sire

Kodiac (GB)

Dam

Al Andalyya (USA)

Trainer

Saeed bin Suroor

Breeder

Cecil And Martin McCracken

Official rating

Career earnings

$3,554,986.54

Results

Pedigree

Comments

Starts25Wins9Placed5

Date	Result	Racecourse	Race details
22/09/2019	5th	Cologne (GER)	57th Preis von Europa (Group 1) (3yo+) (Turf) 3yo+
07/09/2019	7th	Kempton (AW) (GB)	Sun Racing September Stakes (Group 3) 3yo+
06/11/2018	8th	Flemington (AUS)	Lexus Melbourne Cup (Group 1 Handicap) (3yo+) (Turf) 3yo+
20/10/2018	1st	Caulfield (AUS)	Stella Artois Caulfield Cup (Group 1 Handicap) (3yo+) (Turf) 3yo+
02/09/2018	1st	Baden-Baden (GER)	146th Longines Grosser Preis Von Baden (Group 1) (3yo+) (Turf) 3yo+
12/08/2018	1st	Hoppegarten (GER)	128th Longines Grosser Preis von Berlin (Group 1) (3yo+) (Turf) 3yo+
12/07/2018	1st	Newmarket (July) (GB)	Princess Of Wales's Arqana Racing Club Stakes (Group 2) 3yo+
31/03/2018	5th	Meydan (UAE)	Longines Dubai Sheema Classic (Group 1) (Turf) 3yo+
10/03/2018	9th	Meydan (UAE)	Dubai City Of Gold Sponsored By Emirates SkyCargo (Group 2) (Turf) 3yo+
15/02/2018	1st	Meydan (UAE)	Jaguar F - Type (Handicap) (Turf) 3yo+ rated 95-115
11/01/2018	3rd	Meydan (UAE)	Longines Gents La Grande Classique (Handicap) (Turf) 3yo+ rated 95-115
28/10/2017	1st	Newbury (GB)	Worthington's "Indigo Leisure" Stakes (Registered as the St Simon Stakes) (Group 3) 3yo+
03/09/2017	5th	Baden-Baden (GER)	145th Longines Grosser Preis Von Baden (Group 1) (3yo+) (Turf) 3yo+
30/07/2017	2nd	Munich (GER)	Grosser Dallmayr-Preis - Bayerisches Zuchtrennen (Group 1) (3yo+) (Turf) 3yo+
23/06/2017	10th	Ascot (GB)	King Edward VII Stakes (Group 2) (Colts & Geldings) 3yo
03/06/2017	8th	Epsom (GB)	Investec Derby (Group 1) (Entire Colts & Fillies) 3yo
13/05/2017	1st	Lingfield (GB)	Betfred Derby Trial Stakes (Listed Race) (Colts & Geldings) 3yo
11/02/2017	8th	Meydan (UAE)	UAE 2000 Guineas Sponsored By District One Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum City (Group 3) (Dirt) 3yo
26/01/2017	4th	Meydan (UAE)	UAE 2000 Guineas Trial Empowered By NOVA, an IPIC Group Company (Conditions) (Dirt) 3yo Conditions
30/10/2016	2nd	Saint-Cloud (FR)	Criterium de Saint-Cloud (Group 1) (2yo Colts & Fillies) (Turf) 2yo
08/10/2016	1st	Newmarket (GB)	Dubai 100 Autumn Stakes (Group 3) 2yo
22/09/2016	4th	Newmarket (GB)	Tattersalls Stakes (Registered As The Somerville Stakes) (Group 3) 2yo
04/09/2016	3rd	Veliefendi (TUR)	International Trakya (Thrace) Trophy (Local Group 3) (2yo) (Turf) 2yo
26/07/2016	1st	Goodwood (GB)	Irish Thoroughbred Marketing EBF Stallions Maiden Stakes (Plus 10 Race) 2yo Mdn
04/07/2016	3rd	Windsor (GB)	Sky Bet British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes 2yo Mdn

Best Solution (IRE)	Kodiac (GB)	Danehill (USA)	Danzig (USA)
			1977
		1986	Razyana (USA)
			1981
	2001	Rafha (GB)	Kris (GB)
			1976
		1987	Eljazzi (GB)
			1981
2014	Al Andalyya (USA)	Kingmambo (USA)	Mr Prospector (USA)
			1970
		1990	Miesque (USA)
			1984
	2008	Kushnarenkovo (GB)	Sadler's Wells (USA)
			1981
		2003	Eva Luna (USA)
			1992

Top-class performer on his day; enjoyed a good 2yo campaign that ended with second place in the Group 1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud; run in good company thereafter, with wins in the Listed Lingfield Derby Trial, second in the Group 1 Grosser Dallmayr-Preis - Bayerisches Zuchtrennen and success in the Group 3 St Simon Stakes the highlights of his 3yo campaign; Meydan handicap winner in February 2018, and won the Group 2 Princess of Wales's Stakes at Newmarket in July; followed up in the Group 1 Grosser Preis Von Berlin at Hoppegarten in August; narrowly completed hat-trick in 1m4f Group 1 Grosser Preis Von Baden at Baden-Baden on good to soft in September 2018 before completing the four-timer when landing the Caulfield Cup on first outing in Australia; started slowly but stayed on to be eighth in the Melbourne Cup; held on 2019 comeback at Kempton in September, and well beaten in German Group 1 company afterwards.