Almost Gotaway (IRE)
Almost Gotaway (IRE) is 3 from 12, all wins coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Feb 2023. Every win has come on good or faster ground (0 from 4 on softer). All 3 wins have come over 2m1f – 2m4f.
- 3–12Wins / Runs
- 25%Strike rate
- 8 (66.7%)Placed
- +2.76£1 level staken=12 at SP
- 1.54Fair A/E n=12 · 1.30 incl. margin
- 107Highest OR
- 97dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 91
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.
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 13 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 8 | 118B | 98 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 101A | 99.5 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 13 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 11 | 118B | 101 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 10,891 runs since Jan 2008 (1,024 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 23.3% from 129.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 129 | 30 | 23.3% | +12 | — |
| Good | 3,856 | 506 | 13.1% | +1.8 | 3 from 8 |
| Good to Soft | 2,375 | 263 | 11.1% | −0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 3,157 | 291 | 9.2% | −2.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 1,246 | 126 | 10.1% | −1.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 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 | 3,388 | 370 | 10.9% | −0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4,085 | 467 | 11.4% | +0.1 | 3 from 11 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,700 | 311 | 11.5% | +0.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 612 | 73 | 11.9% | +0.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 13 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson's Lady (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 8 | 3 | 38% | +6.76 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 7 | 3 | 43% | +7.76 |
| Class 4 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worcester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Taunton | 2 | 2 | 100% | +10.38 |
| Plumpton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wincanton | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.38 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Exeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 11 | 3 | 27% | +3.76 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Prichard | 8 | 3 | 38% | +6.76 |
| Sean Houlihan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ben Jones | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +9.38 |
| 2022 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.62 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 8 | 3 | 38% | +6.76 |
| Chase | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| NH Flat | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Sep 24+34d | Plumpton | Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Novices' Handicap Chase Settled around midfield early - moved up to 4th when a rival exited at the 5th before slipping back approaching the 7th - well beaten by 3 out and finished 5th | 5/9 | 10 | 12-0 | 100 | 32C | 104C | Sean Houlihan | 6/1 |
| 19 Aug 24+29d | Worcester | Alan Edwards 70th Birthday Celebration Handicap Chase Sat close to the pace to the 7th - driven and lost touch after 5 out - dropped away soon after finishing sixth | 6/11 | 3¾ | 11-7 | 102 | 51B | 92A | Sean Houlihan | 15/2 |
| 21 Jul 24+440d | Stratford | Watch Champions Full Gallop On ITVX Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 3/11 | 4 | 11-7 | 103 | 84A | 118A | Sean Houlihan | 14/1 |
| 08 May 23+76d | Worcester | Download The Vickers.Bet App Handicap Hurdle | 3/10 | 4 | 10-11 | 107 | 91A | 103B | David Prichard | 4/1J |
| 21 Feb 23+14d | Taunton | Racing To School Blackbrook Primary Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) | 1/14 | 11-11 | 102 | 118B | 123A | David Prichard | 11/8F | |
| 07 Feb 23+43d | Taunton | Free Racing On Monday 13th March Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) | 1/10 | 11-1 | 94 | 115A | 119A | David Prichard | 9/1 | |
| 26 Dec 22+39d | Market Rasen | Rand Farm Park Day Nursery Novices' Handicap Hurdle | 7/12 | 9½ | 11-3 | 94 | 98C | 90C | David Prichard | 7/2 |
| 17 Nov 22+25d | Wincanton | Evelyn Partners Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) | 1/7 | 10-13 | 90 | 107B | 115A | David Prichard | 11/8F | |
| 23 Oct 22+185d | Ffos Las | Follow Vickers.Bet On Twitter Handicap Hurdle | 3/9 | 5½ | 10-13 | 90 | 101A | 108A | David Prichard | 5/2F |
| 21 Apr 22+41d | Warwick | Join Racing TV Now Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) | 2/8 | ½ | 11-1 | — | 105A | 108A | David Prichard | 5/1 |
| 11 Mar 22+141d | Exeter | Virgin Bet Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 3/9 | 25 | 11-1 | — | 102C | 94A | David Prichard | 28/1 |
| 21 Oct 21 | Newton Abbot | Weatherbys e-Passport Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 5/10 | ¾ | 10-13 | — | 113A | 109A | Ben Jones | 13/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Almost Gotaway (IRE) won?
- Almost Gotaway (IRE) won 3 of 12 archived starts between 2021 and 2024, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 8 times in total (66.7% of starts).
- Who trained Almost Gotaway (IRE)?
- Almost Gotaway (IRE) was trained by Nicky Martin on the most recent run on record, at Plumpton on 22 September 2024.
- Who is Almost Gotaway (IRE)'s sire?
- Almost Gotaway (IRE) is by Getaway (GER) out of Isles Of Icane (IRE), whose sire is King's Theatre.
- What going does Almost Gotaway (IRE) prefer?
- Almost Gotaway (IRE) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 8 starts (37.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Almost Gotaway (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 100, from the run on 22 September 2024. The highest on record is 107.
- What is Almost Gotaway (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Getaway (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 10,891 runs since Jan 2008 (1,024 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 23.3% from 129.
- Who are Almost Gotaway (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Isles Of Icane (IRE), Almost Gotaway (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.