Early Release (2022) Horse

Foal Date

03-Mar-22

Colour

bay

Sire

Sergei Prokofiev

Dam

Evening Starlight

Prize Money

40213

Trainer

P D Evans

Owners

G & A Racing

About

Early Release is a four-year-old bay gelding by Sergei Prokofiev out of Evening Starlight. Trained by P D Evans and owned by G & A Racing, the horse has raced 27 times, securing four victories, placing second two times and third three times, and has earned $40,213 in prize money. The most recent outing was at Wolverhampton on 23 October 2026, where he finished 6th of 7 starters. His latest win came at Bath on 26 May 2026.

Race Record

Event Summary Runner Stats Rank
Kempton 05-Nov-26 1207m STANDARD / SLOW R8 Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day Handicap, SP: 21.00 Charles Bishop dh 4 (11)
Wolverhampton 23-Oct-26 1225m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 66/1 Went to post early wearing red hood, led, pushed along well over 1f out, ridden and headed 1f out, faded Alexandra McDonnell 59.9kg 1 length 6 (7)
Wolverhampton 02-Oct-26 1225m SYNTHETIC R5 CL5 Hcp (of $14,262) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:14.270, SP: 67.00 1st Phoenix Moon ( R Hornby 127 ) 2nd Arishka's Dream ( A Voikhansky 137 ) 0.30L 3rd Shaw Park ( K T O'neill 133 ) 1.55L 8th Early Release ( A Tucker 137 , Cd 130 ) 8.30L See full results A Tucker 62.1kg, Cd 59kg 8.30L 8 (10)
Kempton 05-Sep-26 1207m SYNTHETIC R6 CL5 Hcp (of $7,877) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:11.710, SP: 23.00 1st Peter The Wolf ( E Greatrex 132 ) 2nd Rage Of Thunder ( T P Queally 135 ) 1.50L 3rd Irish Nectar ( D Hogan 128 ) 0.30L 6th Early Release ( P Cosgrave 130 ) 11.05L See full results P Cosgrave 59kg 11.05L 6 (7)
Bath 15-Jul-26 1152m FIRM R1 CL5 Hcp $472 (of $8,072) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:08.930, SP: 12.00 1st Grey Horizon ( C Howarth 136 ) 2nd Merrimack ( C R Lyons 136 ) 1.00L 3rd Safari Dream ( C Tucker 138 ) 0.75L 5th Early Release ( R Kavanagh 138 ) 5.25L See full results R Kavanagh 62.6kg 5.25L 5 (7)
Bath 26-May-26 1152m FIRM R3 CL5 Hcp $7,883 (of $7,883) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:09.460, SP: 8.50 1st Early Release ( R Ryan 129 ) 2nd Strike ( R Hornby 129 ) 1.00L 3rd Phoenix Moon ( G Bass 125 ) 1.00L See full results R Ryan 58.5kg 1 (5)
Southwell 12-Apr-26 1222m SYNTHETIC R7 CL5 Hcp (of $8,360) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:13.220, SP: 41.00 1st Kirkdale ( C Rodriguez 140 ) 2nd Farandaway ( O Stammers 135 ) 1.25L 3rd Jesse Luc ( R Ryan 134 ) 1.00L 7th Early Release ( P Cosgrave 135 ) 7.85L See full results P Cosgrave 61.2kg 7.85L 7 (9)
Southwell 13-Mar-26 1000m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 4/1 Tracked leaders, niggled over 2f out, weakened over 1f out Oisin Murphy 59.9kg 2 1/4l 6 (6)
Kempton 02-Mar-26 1207m STANDARD / SLOW CL6 Flat, SP: 7/2 Went to post early in hood, took keen hold, made all, ridden over 1f out, kept on well Billy Loughnane 60.3kg 1 (11)
Wolverhampton 06-Feb-26 1225m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 20/1 Went early to post, midfield, asked for effort over 2f out, soon held S M Levey 60.8kg 1 length 8 (10)
Wolverhampton 19-Jan-26 1225m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 16/1 Riders saddle slipped start, took keen hold out wide in touch, headway 3f out, lost place and eased down well over 1f out Ryan Kavanagh 58.5kg 14l 10 (10)
Wolverhampton 27-Dec-25 1225m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 9/1 Pressed leader, pushed along 2f out, weakened over 1f out Jack Dace 61.2kg 2 1/4l 9 (11)
Kempton 18-Sep-25 1207m STANDARD / SLOW CL6 Flat, SP: 9/2 Raced keenly, made all, ridden clear over 1f out, ran on strongly, unchallenged Oisin Murphy 59.9kg 1 (12)
Southwell 02-Sep-25 1001m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 14/1 Mid-division, headway over 1f out, soon not clear run and switched right, ran on between horses inside final furlong, took 2nd close home, no chance with winner D Nolan 59kg 3 1/2l 2 (10)
Nottingham 31-Jul-25 1223m GOOD TO SOFT CL6 Flat, SP: 15/2 Went to post early, pushed along well over 2f out, kept on into 4th over 1f out, weakened inside last N Callan 58.5kg 3 1/2l 4 (6)
Wolverhampton 22-Jul-25 1225m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 18/1 Held up towards rear, switched left inside final furlong, kept on well went 3rd close home Jordan Williams 59.9kg 3/4 length 3 (12)
Yarmouth 11-Jun-25 1044m GOOD CL6 Flat, SP: 8/1 Raced centre, chased winner, ridden and lost 2nd halfway, weakened quickly Jordan Williams 59kg Head 7 (8)
Redcar 19-May-25 1006m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 11/4 Mid-division, hung left then pushed left over 2f out, well held over 1f out Billy Loughnane 61.2kg 1 length 6 (8)
Windsor 05-May-25 1025m GOOD TO FIRM CL5 Flat, SP: 13/2 Went to post early, stumbled start, midfield, waiting for room 2f out, headway towards centre 1f out, chased winner final 110 yards, kept on Rossa Ryan 58.1kg Neck 2 (10)
Catterick 09-Apr-25 1006m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 10/1 Chased leaders, ridden and no impression over 1f out Jordan Williams 59kg 1 1/4 length 12 (14)
Southwell 19-Mar-25 1000m STANDARD CL4 Flat, SP: 4/1 In touch, ridden along over 2f out, brief headway on outer over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong Saffie Osborne 54.4kg 3/4 length 6 (8)
Kempton 05-Mar-25 1207m STANDARD / SLOW CL5 Flat, SP: 3/1 Prominent, driven over 1f out, pressed leader inside final furlong, no extra near finish Rossa Ryan 58.5kg 3/4 length 3 (12)
Lingfield 16-Feb-25 1011m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 13/2 Slowly into stride, off the pace in last pair, headway on inside over 1f out, not clear run and switched right inside final furlong, ran on well closing stages, went never nearer 3rd final strides, shade unlucky Jordan Williams 59.4kg 1 length 3 (9)
Southwell 19-Dec-24 1222m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 11/2 Slightly hampered start, soon chasing leaders, went 2nd 4f out, led out wide inside final 2f, ridden inside final furlong, gamely Jordan Williams 61.2kg 1 (11)
Southwell 26-Sep-24 1000m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 11/1 Held up in rear, ridden over 1f out, never a danger Callum Shepherd 60.3kg 1/2 length 7 (14)
Sandown 13-Sep-24 1015m SOFT (HEAVY IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 80/1 Led, headed 4f out, lost place over 2f out Darragh Keenan 60.3kg 7 1/2l 9 (10)
Lingfield 10-Jun-24 1003m GOOD CL5 Flat, SP: 7/2 Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong Daniel Muscutt 60.3kg 1 1/4 length 8 (10)
Doncaster 18-May-24 1009m GOOD TO FIRM CL4 Flat, SP: 6/1 Tracked leaders, pushed along to join leaders over 2f out, soon ridden along, kept on until no extra well inside final furlong Daniel Muscutt 60.3kg 1/2 length 5 (10)