Evening Saigon

That one blip came in the middle of the sequence — a 22nd-place finish that sits awkwardly in an otherwise tidy record — but Evening Saigon has shown the ability to bounce back sharply from it. The horse won on both sides of that result, which suggests it was a one-off rather than a sign of anything deeper. First blood came at Tipperary in May 2024, and the horse has kept on progressing since, most recently winning at Newcastle in April 2026, just two months ago. With a race logged just yesterday, Evening Saigon is very much a horse in the thick of a busy campaign.

The trainer behind all this is Hamad Al Jehani, based at Newmarket — one of the spiritual homes of British racing, where the competition for stable space and talent is fierce. The yard has sent out 18 winners already this season, which tells you this is not a small operation running on hope. Al Jehani clearly knows how to place a horse, and Evening Saigon's record of 2 wins from the last 6 races — meaning the horse has won roughly 1 in every 3 recent outings — suggests the team is finding the right races at the right time. That is a skill in itself, and it is a big part of why this horse keeps turning up in the frame.