Call To Action

Trained by the father-and-son team of Michael and David Easterby at their Sheriff Hutton yard in North Yorkshire, Call To Action is in good hands. The stable has sent out 51 winners already this season, which tells you this isn't a small operation making up the numbers — they know how to get a horse ready to win. The first career win came at Newcastle in January 2024, a notoriously testing winter surface, and the most recent came at Ripon in July 2025, suggesting Call To Action handles different tracks and conditions well enough to get the job done away from home.

The class profile is interesting. At Class 4 level — solid mid-tier racing, a step or two below the top events — Call To Action has won 1 from 3, which works out at 33%, or roughly 1 in 3. That's a strong return at that grade and suggests this is a horse that is competitive, perhaps even a little better than the level it typically finds itself in.

The recent form is where the conversation gets more nuanced. Reading right to left, so oldest to newest: 8th, 11th, 16th, then a 4th, a win, and a runner-up. That sequence tells a story of a horse that went through a rough patch — three consecutive poor runs — before finding its feet again in fine style, winning at Ripon and then finishing second next time out. That kind of bounce-back form is exactly what keeps trainers and owners interested. It isn't a horse in decline; it's a horse that knows how to raise its game when the moment is right. With the yard in such productive form and Call To Action currently active, there's every reason to watch what comes next.