Call To Action

His most recent outing was just yesterday, when he finished second again. That's the pattern of his recent form: a runner-up finish followed by a ninth-place effort, then two more second-place efforts sandwiched around a fourth. He won at Ripon in July 2025, but that was thirteen months ago now, a spell without a victory that hints at growing frustration for the yard. His first win came at Newcastle on 25 January 2024, and while he has shown he can win at the highest level he typically races—Class 4—he has only managed it once in his last three attempts at that standard, a win rate of around 33 percent.

Call To Action is trained by Michael and David Easterby at Sheriff Hutton in North Yorkshire, a yard that has been prolific this season with 55 winners sent out. The horse remains active and in regular racing, which suggests the team believes there is more to come. With a win rate of roughly 1 in every 6 races overall, he is the kind of consistent competitor who picks up places regularly but whose victories remain sporadic. At five years old, he is still in his prime, and the pattern of recent second-place finishes points to a horse that has the ability to win races—he just needs the breaks to fall his way.