Easy To Follow

Both wins came in a tight six-week window in the winter of 2023 — first at Uttoxeter in November, then at Fontwell Park in December. Back-to-back winners in the same season is no accident, and it points to a horse that was genuinely in form and finding its feet. Since that Fontwell win in December 2023, though, Easy To Follow has gone 30 months without a victory, and the recent string of finishes — 4th, 5th, 2nd, 4th, then two unfinished runs mixed in — suggests a horse that competes honestly without quite getting its nose in front.

The most compelling detail in this record is what happens when the ground turns wet and heavy. On genuinely muddy ground, Easy To Follow has won 2 of its 6 races — a win rate of 1 in 3, which is dramatically better than its overall record. That is a horse that transforms in the right conditions, the type that drags itself through the mud while others struggle. Given that both career wins came in the heart of a British winter, the pattern makes complete sense.

The partnership with jockey Luke Scott is worth noting too. In 10 races together, they have won twice — 1 in every 5, a 20% win rate that comfortably beats the horse's overall average. That kind of consistency between rider and horse matters, and Scott clearly knows how to get the best from this one.

The whole operation sits within Olly Murphy's yard at Wilmcote in Warwickshire, one of the more productive training outfits around — 146 winners already this season is a serious number that speaks to a well-run stable. Easy To Follow competes mostly at Class 4 level, winning 2 of 11 races at that grade, and raced just yesterday, meaning it is very much still an active participant. Whether another muddy winter brings a third career win remains to be seen, but the ingredients are clearly there.