Evelyn's Phoenix

Trained by Tim Easterby at his yard in Great Habton, North Yorkshire, Evelyn's Phoenix is in good hands. Easterby's team has sent out 128 winners this season alone, making it one of the most productive operations in the north of England. That kind of volume means horses are managed carefully, kept sharp, and pointed at races they can win — and Evelyn's Phoenix fits that picture well.

The horse has done most of its racing at Class 6, the entry-level tier of British racing, and has won 3 of those 16 races — roughly 1 in every 5, which is a genuinely good return at that grade. On normal ground conditions, the numbers improve further: 2 wins from 9 races, or about 1 in every 4 — a meaningful pattern that suggests this horse runs its best races when the track is neither waterlogged nor baked hard.

The partnership with jockey David Allan is worth noting. In 10 races together, they have won twice — a 20% win rate, or 1 in every 5 rides. That is a strong record for a horse-and-jockey combination at any level, and it suggests Allan understands how to get the best out of this horse. The most recent win came at Nottingham on 18 April 2026, eight weeks ago, following on from a first career success at Redcar back in May 2024. Two wins at two different tracks in two different years shows this is not a horse that has ever been stuck — it keeps finding a way.

The recent form reads 17-9-6-9-2-1 going back six races, with that second place just before the Nottingham victory suggesting a horse that was building towards something. It has not quite kicked on from that win yet, finishing ninth last time out, but given how recently it raced and how well it goes on normal ground, there is no reason to write off another good performance when conditions fall right.