Early Release

The headline fact is what Early Release does at Kempton Park. Two wins from just 3 races there is a remarkable record — that's winning 67% of the time at a single track, which for any racehorse is extraordinary. Most horses at this level are doing well to win 1 in 4. Its most recent victory came at Kempton just six weeks ago, in early March 2026, so this is a horse in form right now and one that clearly thrives on that particular track. When a horse consistently performs at one venue like this, trainers and jockeys take notice — and so do the people deciding which races to enter it in.

There's another strong pattern worth knowing about. On wet or muddy ground, Early Release goes up a gear. It has won 2 of just 3 races in those conditions — again, a two-in-three record that suggests the horse genuinely comes alive when others are struggling through the mud. That kind of surface preference can be the difference between a horse finishing mid-pack and winning comfortably, and here it's a difference you can see clearly in the numbers.

The man behind all this is trainer David Evans, based in Pandy in Monmouthshire. His yard has sent out 37 winners already this season, so Early Release is part of a genuinely productive operation. In the saddle, Jordan Williams has partnered the horse most often — 5 times — winning once together, a rate of roughly 1 in every 5 rides. That's a solid partnership at this level.

Early Release competes mainly in Class 6, the entry-level tier of British racing, where it has won 3 of 11 races — just over 1 in 4. It won its very first race at Southwell back in December 2024, and has been building on that ever since. With a race just yesterday and another Kempton win fresh in the memory, this is a horse doing exactly what it does best, in the conditions it loves, and with a team that clearly knows how to get the most out of it.