Evelyn's Phoenix

The horse has also shown it can handle the level of competition it typically faces. In Class 6 races — the lower rungs of British racing — it has won 3 of 16 outings, a respectable 19% record. That said, there is a concern in recent form: Evelyn's Phoenix has gone five months without a win, last scoring at Nottingham on 18 April 2026. Its last six races have been inconsistent — a third place followed by a fourth, then a sixth, a seventeenth, a ninth, and another sixth — the kind of scatter that suggests the horse is currently struggling to hit the form that brought earlier success.

David Allan is the rider most associated with the horse, having partnered it in 10 races and winning 2 of those — a 20% win rate that tops the overall record. It is trained by Tim Easterby at Great Habton in North Yorkshire, a yard that has sent out 128 winners this season, so there is no lack of support or expertise behind the scenes. Evelyn's Phoenix raced just a day ago, so it remains active and available for future entries. The challenge now is rediscovering the form that brought victories at Redcar and Nottingham earlier in its career.