Evening Blues
Evening Blues is a three-year-old still searching for consistency after a breakthrough win at Dundalk last November that came as something of a relief. With just one victory from twelve races across the calendar, the horse has become something of a frustration — good enough to show up regularly in the placings (finishing second or third in seven races) but unable to build on that single success. The ten-month gap between wins suggests the yard has been working to rediscover what clicked at Dundalk that autumn evening.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Chris Priestley Dave Flynn
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
What gives cause for optimism is the horse's clear preference for races around the mile-and-a-quarter to mile-and-a-half distance. At that trip, Evening Blues has won one of three races — a win rate of roughly one in three, which is genuinely encouraging given the overall record. The flat campaigns at longer distances have not paid off, and there is a real case for keeping the horse within this narrow window. Trainer Stephen Hanlon, based at Constable Burton in North Yorkshire, has managed a modest four winners from the yard this season, so he will be keen to find the form that brought that November victory. With Evening Blues still actively racing and having run just a day ago, the yard clearly retains faith. Whether it can find the form to back up that one win remains the question.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on standard ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
✔ Well suited by 1m1f – 1m2f distances: 33% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Good (a little give)
Avoids
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
13 Sep
13th
Doncaster
5f – 6½f · Good · 16 runners
9 Aug
3rd
Leicester
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 6 runners
25 Jul
18th
York
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 22 runners
27 Jun
2nd
York
5f – 6½f · Good · 15 runners
6 Jun
7th
Musselburgh
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 8 runners
26 Apr
5th
Wetherby
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 11 runners
17 Dec
2nd
Dundalk
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 12 runners
21 Nov
🏆 Won
Dundalk
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 17 runners
29 Oct
2nd
Dundalk
7f – 1m · Standard · 13 runners
4 Jun
7th
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Good · 14 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Dundalk Galloping |
3 |
1 win, 2 seconds |
17 Dec |
33.3% |
| York Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
25 Jul |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
4 Jun |
0% |
| Musselburgh Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
6 Jun |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
10 May |
0% |
| Wetherby Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
26 Apr |
0% |
| Leicester Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
9 Aug |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
13 Sep |
0% |