The Grape Escape (IRE)
The Grape Escape (IRE) is 3 from 9. Hasn't won since Oct 2017. All 3 wins have come over 1m – 1m1f. Last raced off a career-high mark of 104.
- 3–9Wins / Runs
- 33.3%Strike rate
- 5 (55.6%)Placed
- +5.00£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 2.57Fair A/E n=9 · 2.18 incl. margin
- 104Highest OR
- 76dAvg 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 104
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 102C | 95 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 73C | 60.5 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 104A | 61 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 104A | 92 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 81C | 77 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 3,467 runs since Jan 2008 (266 horses).
Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 4.5% from 134.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 16 | 2 | 12.5% | +3.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 290 | 24 | 8.3% | −0.9 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 1,035 | 113 | 10.9% | +1.7 | 2 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 439 | 48 | 10.9% | +1.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 768 | 54 | 7% | −2.2 | 1 from 2 |
| Heavy | 378 | 34 | 9% | −0.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 541 | 43 | 7.9% | −1.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 134 | 6 | 4.5% | −4.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 631 | 56 | 8.9% | −0.3 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 397 | 46 | 11.6% | +2.4 | 3 from 7 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 242 | 15 | 6.2% | −3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 967 | 91 | 9.4% | +0.2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 747 | 68 | 9.1% | −0.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 298 | 33 | 11.1% | +1.9 | — |
| Over 3m | 51 | 3 | 5.9% | −3.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them The Turpinator (IRE) (7 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (The Turpinator (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Turpinator (IRE) | 44 | 7 | 6f–1m | Class 3 |
| Aide Memoire (IRE) | 13 | 0 | — | — |
| Nelson Bay (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Ladybird (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 2 | 50% | +6.75 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.25 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 3 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +7.25 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascot | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Sandown | 3 | 2 | 67% | +7.75 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.25 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 7 | 3 | 43% | +7.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Levey | 4 | 2 | 50% | +6.25 |
| Pat Dobbs | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.75 |
| Louis Steward | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Marquand | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 8 | 3 | 38% | +6.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2017 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +4.25 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.75 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 12 May 18+203d | Ascot | Totescoop6 Victoria Cup (Heritage Handicap) | 25/27 | 1½ | 9-8 | 104 | 73C | 73A | Louis Steward | 50/1 |
| 2017 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 21 Oct 17+12d | Ascot | Balmoral Handicap (Sponsored By Qipco) (Str) | 20/20 | 7 | 9-1 | 97 | 18C | 64C | Sean Levey | 13/2 |
| 09 Oct 17+24d | Pontefract | Leslie Burton (fisher) Handicap | 1/8 | 10-3 | 97 | 104A | 109A | Sean Levey | 9/4J | |
| 15 Sep 17+85d | Sandown | Inkerman London Handicap | 1/13 | 9-2 | 92 | 89C | 103A | Sean Levey | 6/1 | |
| 22 Jun 17+40d | Ascot | Britannia Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (Str) | 20/29 | 2 | 8-11 | 92 | 48C | 69C | Pat Dobbs | 25/1 |
| 13 May 17+15d | Haydock | Pertemps Network Handicap | 2/6 | 1½ | 9-7 | 91 | 95C | 97B | Tom Marquand | 9/4 |
| 28 Apr 17+188d | Sandown | Bet365 Esher Cup Handicap | 3/13 | nk | 9-4 | 90 | 102C | 94A | Pat Dobbs | 11/1 |
| 2016 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Oct 16+43d | Newbury | Worthington's Alzheimers Society Stakes (Group 3) (Registered As The Horris Hill) | 8/13 | 2½ | 9-0 | — | 81C | 80A | Sean Levey | 12/1 |
| 09 Sep 16 | Sandown | Breeders Backing Racing Ebf Maiden Stakes | 1/8 | 9-5 | — | — | 79A | Pat Dobbs | 11/4 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has The Grape Escape won?
- The Grape Escape (IRE) won 3 of 9 archived starts between 2016 and 2018, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 5 times in total (55.6% of starts).
- Who trained The Grape Escape?
- The Grape Escape (IRE) was trained by Stuart Williams on the most recent run on record, at Ascot on 12 May 2018.
- Who is The Grape Escape's sire?
- The Grape Escape (IRE) is by Arakan (USA) out of Bessichka (GB), whose sire is Exceed And Excel.
- What going does The Grape Escape prefer?
- The Grape Escape (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is The Grape Escape's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 104, from the run on 12 May 2018. That is also the highest on record.
- What is The Grape Escape's sire's record?
- Arakan (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 3,467 runs since Jan 2008 (266 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 4.5% from 134.
- Who are The Grape Escape's siblings?
- Out of Bessichka (GB), The Grape Escape (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: The Turpinator (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Class 3 (The Turpinator (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m. As at Oct 2026.