Getaway Master

The interesting part is what happens when Getaway Master steps up in class. In top-level races it has won 1 of its 3 attempts — a 33% win rate that suggests it has the ability to compete at that standard, even if it does not get there often. Most rides come from Joshua Thompson, who has won once from five races aboard the horse, a 20% rate that is better than the overall career picture. Trainer Micky Hammond's yard at Middleham has been busy this season with 31 winners, and the stable has enough traffic through its yard to keep a horse like this active. Getaway Master raced just yesterday, so it is very much part of the working string right now.

At nine years old, this is a horse in the back half of its career. The recent form reads 7-4-–-6-–-7, meaning a seventh place, then fourth, then nothing on record, then sixth, nothing, and seventh again. That is the record of a horse that runs often but struggles to threaten. Still, the occasional win at Carlisle and the glimpse of ability at Class 1 or 2 level suggest Getaway Master has just enough left to find its way into a winner's circle again, even if the gaps between victories tend to be long.