Evelyn's Phoenix

Trained by Tim Easterby out of Great Habton in North Yorkshire, Evelyn's Phoenix sits in a yard that has sent out 126 winners already this season — a seriously productive operation by any measure. Easterby runs a high-volume stable with a sharp eye for placing horses in races they can win, and Evelyn's Phoenix fits neatly into that philosophy. Most of those races have come at the lower end of the graded structure — Class 6, which is the entry level of British racing — and there the horse has won 3 of 16 attempts, a rate of roughly 1 in every 5 races at that level. That's actually a decent return, suggesting Easterby has found the right kind of races for a horse of this ability.

On normal ground, Evelyn's Phoenix genuinely comes alive. Two wins from 9 races on standard conditions — roughly 1 in every 4 or 5 — is the best record this horse has by surface, and it's the kind of stat that tells a trainer exactly when to aim a horse and when to think twice. The career started with a first win at Redcar in May 2024, and the most recent came at Nottingham just six weeks ago in April 2026, which means this horse is very much in form right now.

The regular partnership with jockey David Allan is worth noting too. In 10 races together they've won 2, which is a 20% win rate — wins 1 in every 5 times they team up. That's meaningfully better than the overall career average, and when a jockey-horse combination clicks above the baseline like that, it usually means they understand each other. Allan rode at Nottingham six weeks ago, and the fact that the horse raced just yesterday suggests the team are keeping Evelyn's Phoenix busy while the form is there. With 4 wins, 8 places, and a yard firing on all cylinders, there's every reason to think this story isn't finished yet.