Horse profile
A Definite Getaway (IRE)
by Getaway (GER) out of Def It Vic (IRE) (Definite Article)
23 runs · 13 courses · from Oct 2022
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
4 wins · Hereford, Exeter & Worcester
Last run 15 Sep 2026 · 7th of 7
Last raced off OR 113
KTB Profile
Typically ridden prominently in 6 of 10 analysed runs — A Definite Getaway (IRE) is 4 from 23. Hasn't won since Apr 2025. Every win has come on good or faster ground (0 from 5 on softer).
Based on 23 archived runs · run-style from 10 commented runs since Sep 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically prominent
Wins on good or faster
- 4–23Wins / Runs
- 17.4%Strike rate
- 11 (47.8%)Placed
- −1.60£1 level staken=23 at SP
- 0.96Fair A/E n=23 · 0.84 incl. margin
- 116Highest OR
- 64dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating113↓ 3lb off peak
113
105–116
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 96
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 18 | 122A | 91.5 | 2 runs · 92 / 84.5 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 113B | 101 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 113A | 93 | 2 runs · 92 / 84.5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 9 | 122A | 92 | — |
| Over 3m | 3 | 96A | 81 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 23 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 22 figures from 23 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast
Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.
Run style from 10 analysed runs since Sep 2024
- Prominent 6 (60%) · 2 wins
- Held up 2 (20%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (10%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 1 (10%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 10,923 runs since Jan 2008 (1,028 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 23.5% from 132.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 132 | 31 | 23.5% | +12.2 | — |
| Good | 3,871 | 508 | 13.1% | +1.8 | 4 from 18 |
| Good to Soft | 2,384 | 263 | 11% | −0.3 | 0 from 5 |
| Soft | 3,161 | 291 | 9.2% | −2.1 | — |
| Heavy | 1,247 | 126 | 10.1% | −1.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 127 | 13 | 10.2% | −1.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −11.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 24 | 1 | 4.2% | −7.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 78 | 7 | 9% | −2.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3,397 | 371 | 10.9% | −0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4,099 | 469 | 11.4% | +0.1 | 1 from 9 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,706 | 311 | 11.5% | +0.2 | 2 from 10 |
| Over 3m | 615 | 73 | 11.9% | +0.6 | 1 from 3 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Def It Vic (IRE) (Definite Article)
2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward Thinking (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Run Suzie Run (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 18 | 4 | 22% | +3.40 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 20 | 3 | 15% | −8.60 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +9.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Abbot | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Huntingdon | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Taunton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hereford | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.50 |
| Exeter | 2 | 2 | 100% | +5.90 |
| Worcester | 2 | 1 | 50% | +8.00 |
| Market Rasen | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Southwell | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 10 | 2 | 20% | −2.10 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 9 | 1 | 11% | +1.00 |
| Over 3m | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Bowen | 10 | 4 | 40% | +11.40 |
| Sean Bowen | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Kielan Woods | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Dylan Whelan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Luca Morgan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gavin Sheehan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Harry Cobden | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nico de Boinville | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheekpieces | 12 | 4 | 33% | +9.40 |
| None | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +1.90 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | 20% | +6.50 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Chase | 11 | 4 | 36% | +10.40 |
Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 15 Sep 26+175d | Uttoxeter | Ready Freddie Go Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race) Held up towards the back - improved into it by the 8th but hit the 10th - dropped away from four out | 7/7 | 2½ | 10-11 | 113 | 77C | 98C | Sean Bowen | 7/1 |
| 24 Mar 26+321d | Taunton | Kayley Woollacott Syndicates & Blackmore Racing Club Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled towards the back - stumbled at 3rd - made strong progress into contention by 12th - pressed approaching 3 out then dropped away before the following fence | 4/6 | 6½ | 11-6 | 115 | 92B | 114B | James Bowen | 18/1 |
| 2025 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 07 May 25+15d | Newton Abbot | St Austell Brewery Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Held up handy on rails early - slipped back through field by 9th - urged forward but couldn't threaten from 4 out - well held at finish | 3/5 | 30 | 11-9 | 116 | 81C | 102C | James Bowen | EvensF |
| 22 Apr 25+20d | Hereford | R&A Mason Heating & Electrical Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled behind the front group early - improved into second by the 6th - edged up to the front approaching the following fence - slightly awkward at the 12th - lost the advantage before the final obstacle - rallied on the run-in to prevail with sustained effort | 1/5 | 11-7 | 113 | 74C | 126B | James Bowen | 5/2J | |
| 02 Apr 25+110d | Exeter | Celebrate At Hawke Barn Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Set the pace from the off - scrappy jump 3rd but still travelling strongly heading into two out - pulled away after the last - won without being pressed | 1/4 | 12-0 | 110 | 87C | 143B | James Bowen | 2/5F | |
| 2024 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 13 Dec 24+40d | Doncaster | Talasey Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Up with the early tempo - moved to 2nd by the 11th - briefly held a slender advantage before the 12th - level at the top 13th - lost the front by a short margin at the 14th and driven - pegged back gradually from 3 out and well held at the finish | 2/4 | 18 | 10-12 | 111 | 100C | 113C | Gavin Sheehan | 10/3 |
| 03 Nov 24+24d | Huntingdon | Jumps Is Back With Rhino.Bet Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Sat just behind pace early - drifted left over 1st - moved into command 13th - overtaken soon after - settled in behind eventual winner - asked for effort on home turn - dropped back to third 2 out and stayed on for the place | 3/6 | 2¼ | 11-11 | 111 | 93A | 119B | James Bowen | 4/1 |
| 10 Oct 24+20d | Exeter | Follow Us On X At BetRhino Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Held third early - hit front 5th - lost lead for a moment 4 out - back in command 3 out - pushed clear after 2 out - kept finding more to prevail | 1/5 | 11-3 | 109 | 100C | 117B | James Bowen | 11/2 | |
| 20 Sep 24+19d | Newton Abbot | Ashley Maunder Never Better... Handicap Chase Held a spot in the pack - urged forward approaching 4 out and scratchy at 3 out - stayed on at one level effort into the last finished 6th beaten 8½ lengths | 6/10 | nk | 12-0 | 110 | 96A | 113A | Sean Bowen | 13/2 |
| 01 Sep 24+38d | Worcester | Neu-Servo Rapid Response Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Handy early - driven into second before 3 out - lost touch with winner 2 out - kept going without threatening late on | 2/7 | 15 | 12-0 | 110 | 92A | 118A | James Bowen | 7/2 |
| 25 Jul 24+20d | Worcester | PJ Nicholls KGM Korea Genuinely Made Handicap Chase | 1/13 | 12-0 | 105 | 91B | 126A | James Bowen | 9/1 | |
| 05 Jul 24+14d | Newton Abbot | St Austell Brewery Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 3/10 | 11 | 11-4 | 105 | 112A | 108A | Sean Bowen | 9/4F |
| 21 Jun 24+37d | Market Rasen | ABP Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 2/8 | 11 | 11-4 | 105 | 113A | 116C | James Bowen | 9/1 |
| 15 May 24+54d | Ffos Las | AK Bets Big Prices Big Limits Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) | 7/8 | 40 | 12-0 | 109 | 80C | 96C | Sean Bowen | 13/2 |
| 22 Mar 24+290d | Newbury | Download The Betvictor App Handicap Hurdle | PU/10 | — | 11-11 | 112 | — | — | James Bowen | 25/1 |
| 2023 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 06 Jun 23+26d | Southwell | Starsports.Bet 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 2/8 | 1½ | 11-4 | 114 | 122A | 127B | Harry Cobden | 5/6F |
| 11 May 23+32d | Huntingdon | Racing TV Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 2/6 | hd | 11-4 | 114 | 64B | 120B | Kielan Woods | 7/4J |
| 09 Apr 23+43d | Market Rasen | Daily Charged Up Offers At Rhino.Bet Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 2/10 | 1¼ | 10-10 | 110 | 88A | 114A | Dylan Whelan | 4/1 |
| 25 Feb 23+27d | Chepstow | Pertemps Network Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) | 2/13 | 17 | 11-9 | 112 | 113B | 120A | Luca Morgan | 12/1 |
| 29 Jan 23+34d | Southwell | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 6/11 | hd | 11-10 | 113 | 103C | 99C | Luca Morgan | 5/1 |
| 2022 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Dec 22+32d | Huntingdon | racingtv.com Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 4/13 | ¾ | 10-7 | — | 102C | 121A | Dylan Whelan | 100/1 |
| 24 Nov 22+24d | Taunton | Join Racing TV Now 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) | 6/10 | 55 | 11-0 | — | 51C | 96C | Nico de Boinville | 14/1 |
| 31 Oct 22 | Hereford | Cazoo 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 8/15 | 16 | 11-2 | — | 85C | 109C | Kielan Woods | 28/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has A Definite Getaway won?
- A Definite Getaway (IRE) won 4 of 23 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 17.4%. Placed 11 times in total (47.8% of starts).
- Who trains A Definite Getaway?
- A Definite Getaway (IRE) is trained by Mickey Bowen, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 15 September 2026.
- Who is A Definite Getaway's sire?
- A Definite Getaway (IRE) is by Getaway (GER) out of Def It Vic (IRE), whose sire is Definite Article.
- What going does A Definite Getaway prefer?
- A Definite Getaway (IRE) has the best record on good going: 4 wins from 18 starts (22.2%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is A Definite Getaway's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 113, from the run on 15 September 2026. The highest on record is 116.
- What is A Definite Getaway's sire's record?
- Getaway (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 10,923 runs since Jan 2008 (1,028 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 23.5% from 132.
- Who are A Definite Getaway's siblings?
- Out of Def It Vic (IRE), A Definite Getaway (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.