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Horse profile

Escape Route (USA)

4yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2008) · Last trainer John Gosden · Last owner Hrh Princess Haya Of Jordan
by Elusive Quality (USA) out of Away (USA) (Dixieland Band)
13 runs · 8 courses · from Oct 2006
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 Sep 2008 — 6,611 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2008 · 8th of 9 3 wins · Chelmsford (AW), Goodwood & Lingfield (AW) Last raced off OR 97
KTB Profile

Escape Route (USA) is 3 from 13. Hasn't won since Apr 2008.

Based on 13 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
Official rating97↓ 3lb off peak
97 88–100

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 79A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newmarket, 15 Aug 2008 Official rating 97 at the last run, 20 Sep 2008

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 13 figures · best 95C · median 78
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good579A76—
Good to Firm493A86.5—
Standard (AW)395C78—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f593A78—
1m – 1m1f488C82.5—
6f – 7f495C79.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 runs · as at 4 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Elusive Quality (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.3% of 3,387 runs since Jan 2008 (333 horses).

Weakest on good to soft going: 7.9% from 280. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16% from 319.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm25312%−0.3—
Good to Firm5916911.7%−0.61 from 4
Good7209012.5%+0.20 from 5
Good to Soft280227.9%−4.40 from 1
Soft3773810.1%−2.2—
Heavy9177.7%−4.6—
Standard (AW)1,30318814.4%+2.12 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3195116%+3.7—
6f – 7f1,33316212.2%−0.11 from 4
1m – 1m1f94212112.8%+0.51 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f5405810.7%−1.61 from 5
1m5f – 2m1491912.8%+0.5—
2m1f – 2m4f7534%−8.3—
2m5f – 3m29310.3%−2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Away (USA) (Dixieland Band)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Travel (USA) (4 wins).

The wins came over 1m6f–2m½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Travel (USA)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Travel (USA)1641m6f–2m½fClass 5
Astray (USA)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Firm 4 1 25% −0.50
Standard (AW) 3 2 67% +6.25
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 9 2 22% −3.25
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 1 1 100% +6.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Goodwood 3 1 33% +0.50
Newbury 2 0 0% −2.00
Newmarket 2 0 0% −2.00
Lingfield (AW) 2 1 50% +5.00
Epsom Downs 1 0 0% −1.00
Chester 1 0 0% −1.00
Chelmsford (AW) 1 1 100% +1.25
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 5 1 20% −2.75
1m – 1m1f 4 1 25% −0.50
6f – 7f 4 1 25% +3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jimmy Fortune 9 2 22% +0.25
Robert Havlin 4 1 25% −0.50

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 6 1 17% −3.75
None 6 2 33% +4.50
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 7 1 14% −4.75
2007 5 1 20% −1.50
2006 1 1 100% +6.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2008 · 7 runs
20 Sep 08+36d Newbury John Smith's Conditions Stakes Class 3 · 9f · Good · 9 ran 8/9 ½ 8-11 9776A Jimmy Fortune 11/1
15 Aug 08+17d Newmarket Young & Pure Beauty Conditions Stakes Class 2 · 10f · Good · 11 ran 5/11 3 9-1 9779A Robert Havlin 12/1
29 Jul 08+53d Goodwood Bank Of Scotland Investment Service Heritage Handicap Class 2 · 10f · Good · 17 ran 15/17 1½ 9-0 10067C Jimmy Fortune 16/1
06 Jun 08+29d Epsom Downs totesport Betextra Rose Bowl Heritage Handicap Class 2 · 10f · Good · 10 ran 8/10 2¾ 9-7 10076A Jimmy Fortune 6/1
08 May 08+18d Chester Bank Of Ireland Handicap Class 2 · 10.5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 2/9 1 9-1 9793A Jimmy Fortune 9/4F
20 Apr 08+29d Chelmsford (AW) Great Leighs "Only In Essex" Handicap (Sponsored by Stan James) Class 2 · 10f · Standard · 5 ran 1/5 8-11 9378B Jimmy Fortune 5/4F
22 Mar 08+168d Doncaster William Hill Lincoln Heritage Handicap (Str) Class 2 · 8f · Good To Soft · 21 ran 5/21 1¾ 8-9 9587A Robert Havlin 16/1
2007 · 5 runs
06 Oct 07+21d Newmarket totesport.com Cambridgeshire Heritage Handicap Class 2 · 9f · Good To Firm · 34 ran 15/34 ½ 8-5 9178C Robert Havlin 14/1
15 Sep 07+20d Goodwood Picnic Handicap Class 2 · 9f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 1/10 8-12 9188C Robert Havlin 5/2F
26 Aug 07+96d Goodwood TurfTV.co.uk Stakes (Handicap) Class 2 · 7f · Good · 13 ran 6/13 nk 8-12 9171C Jimmy Fortune 7/1
22 May 07+32d Lingfield (AW) Renault Vans Handicap (AW) Class 3 · 7f · Standard · 7 ran 3/7 1½ 9-4 8974C Jimmy Fortune 8/15F
20 Apr 07+182d Newbury Dubai Duty Free Finest Surprise Handicap (Str) Class 3 · 7f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 3/14 ¾ 8-11 8885C Jimmy Fortune 3/1F
2006 · 1 run
20 Oct 06 Lingfield (AW) E.B.F. Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 10 ran 1/10 9-0 8895C Jimmy Fortune 6/1

Quick answers

How many races has Escape Route won?
Escape Route (USA) won 3 of 13 archived starts between 2006 and 2008, a strike rate of 23.1%. Placed 5 times in total (38.5% of starts).
Who trained Escape Route?
Escape Route (USA) was trained by John Gosden on the most recent run on record, at Newbury on 20 September 2008.
Who is Escape Route's sire?
Escape Route (USA) is by Elusive Quality (USA) out of Away (USA), whose sire is Dixieland Band.
What going does Escape Route prefer?
Escape Route (USA) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Escape Route's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 97, from the run on 20 September 2008. The highest on record is 100.
What is Escape Route's sire's record?
Elusive Quality (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.3% of 3,387 runs since Jan 2008 (333 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 7.9% from 280. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16% from 319.
Who are Escape Route's siblings?
Out of Away (USA), Escape Route (USA) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Travel (USA) (4). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Travel (USA)). The wins came over 1m6f–2m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2006. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.