Escape Plan
The colt has won once in ten races — that solitary victory coming at Kempton Park back in March — and added three places to show he has the ability to finish in the money. What's telling, though, is that over the last six races the form has been decidedly patchy: a win, then a third, then two eighth-place finishes, a seventh, and most recently a fifth. This is a horse that can produce on the day but hasn't yet worked out how to do it regularly.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Trained by Tom Ward at Upper Lambourn in Berkshire, Escape Plan runs for a yard that has already sent out 14 winners this season, so the stable is clearly doing its job. The issue seems to be that whenever the colt steps up to Class 5 races — the higher-grade competitions — the wheels come off. He has had three attempts at that level and has yet to win, suggesting he may have found his level in the lower grades. His last outing came just a day ago, which means he is still an active runner. With five months having passed since that win at Kempton Park in March, the wait for a second victory has been long and frustrating. At this point, Escape Plan is a horse with real ability but one that needs to string some form together to prove he can be a reliable winner rather than a one-off success story.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
27 Aug
5th
Southwell
5f – 6½f · Standard · 11 runners
18 Aug
3rd
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 8 runners
4 Aug
7th
Ffos Las
5f – 6½f · Good · 7 runners
22 May
8th
Bath
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 10 runners
4 May
8th
Windsor
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 13 runners
30 Mar
🏆 Won
Kempton Park
5f – 6½f · Standard_To_Slow · 5 runners
28 Feb
DNF
Lingfield Park
5f – 6½f · Standard · 14 runners
16 Sep
2nd
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 10 runners
29 Aug
4th
Salisbury
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
14 Jul
8th
Windsor
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 12 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Windsor Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
4 May |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 third |
18 Aug |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
30 Mar |
100% |
| Bath Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
22 May |
0% |
| Salisbury Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
29 Aug |
0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
28 Feb |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
27 Aug |
0% |
| Ffos Las Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
4 Aug |
0% |