The Great Escape (2020) Horse
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About
The Great Escape is a 6yo b horse trained by J & A O'neill. It is by Getaway out of Gift Of Freedom. The horse has yet to win, remaining maiden after eight attempts. In its latest race at Haydock on 6 Mar 2026, Jonjo O'neill Jr. rode it to a seventh-place finish behind Idaho Valley.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Haydock 06-Mar-26 4270m SOFT R6 CL5 NvHcpH (of $7,910), Winning Time: 05:20.430, SP: 11.00 1st Idaho Valley ( T Gillard 166 ) 2nd Jehol De Thaix ( D Mcmenamin 163 ) 1.50L 3rd Land Of Punt ( S Sheppard 164 ) 13.50L 7th The Great Escape ( J O Jr 165 ) 32.85L See full results | J O Jr 74.8kg 32.85L | 7 (10) |
| Aintree 06-Dec-25 4960m SOFT R2 CL4 NvHcpH (of $17,214), SP: 26.00 1st Top Guy ( T Durrell 157 ) 2nd Dixie Mafia ( J Tudor 163 ) 1.25L 3rd Princesse Milania ( J Hamilton 155 ) 3.00L 8th The Great Escape ( J O Jr 163 ) 28.50L See full results | J O Jr 73.9kg 28.50L | 8 (8) |
| Warwick 05-Nov-25 4230m GOOD R7 CL4 HcpH (of $8,854), Winning Time: 05:06.370, SP: 15.00 1st Got A Dream ( J Bowen 163 ) 2nd Roaring Home ( S Twiston-davies 156 ) 0.50L 3rd Datsalrightcharlie ( G Sheehan 156 ) 2.75L 8th The Great Escape ( J O Jr 158 ) 26.00L See full results | J O Jr 71.7kg 26.00L | 8 (8) |
| Worcester 07-Jul-25 4020m GOOD R6 CL5 HcpH $1,494 (of $6,049), Winning Time: 04:56.900, SP: 6.50 1st Pacific ( F Keighley 142 ) 2nd The Great Escape ( R P Mclernon 168 ) 2.50L 3rd Boskill Borden ( S Fenelon 151 ) 1.75L See full results | R P Mclernon 76.2kg 2.50L | 2 (7) |
| Worcester 13-Jun-25 3220m SOFT R5 CL4 MdH $966 (of $7,575), Winning Time: 04:04.650, SP: 7.00 Led, pushed along when headed and badly bumped by winner last, ridden and lost 2nd run-in, plugged on in 3rd 1st Intosomethinggood ( S Twiston-davies 153 ) 2nd Tilehurst ( C O'farrell 153 ) 0.20L 3rd The Great Escape ( R P Mclernon 158 ) 2.45L See full results | R P Mclernon 71.7kg 2.45L | 3 (11) |
| Worcester 24-May-25 3220m GOOD R7 CL4 MdH $1,932 (of $7,575), Winning Time: 03:58.400, SP: 12.00 Led, pushed along turning in, joined 2 out, readily outpaced and no chance with winner run-in 1st High Fibre ( R Dingle 158 ) 2nd The Great Escape ( R P Mclernon 158 ) 5.50L 3rd Never Seen Again ( J M Quinlan 158 ) 4.25L See full results | R P Mclernon 71.7kg 5.50L | 2 (8) |
| Ffos Las 06-May-25 4400m GOOD R1 CL4 NvH $966 (of $7,575), Winning Time: 05:30.700, SP: 11.00 Led, had a good look at 1st, mistake and headed 3rd, awkward next and lost place, pushed along and outpaced in 3rd after 4 out 1st Golan Loop ( S Bowen 157 ) 2nd Herja ( M M Mcdonagh 150 , Cd 147 ) 12.00L 3rd The Great Escape ( R P Mclernon 157 ) 34.00L See full results | R P Mclernon 71.2kg 34.00L | 3 (5) |
| Warwick 31-Dec-24 3220m SOFT R7 CL5 NHF (of $3,935), Winning Time: 03:59.130, SP: 23.00 Towards rear, pushed along when briefly dropped to last 6f out, rallied and made some headway over 3f out, weakened from 2f out 1st No Drama This End ( H Cobden 156 ) 2nd Keops Des Bordes ( H Skelton 156 ) 3.50L 3rd Cinquenta ( G Sheehan 156 ) 4.75L 8th The Great Escape ( J Hogan 156 , Cd 159 ) 23.75L See full results | J Hogan 70.8kg, Cd 72.1kg 23.75L | 8 (12) |