Evenwood Sonofagun

Trained by Lizzie Quinlan at Bolton Mill in Cumbria — practically a local, given Cartmel sits just across the county — the eight-year-old is looked after by a yard that has sent out 4 winners already this season. The most natural fit in the saddle is Sean Quinlan, who has ridden this horse to 3 of those 4 career wins from 15 outings together, a win rate of 20%, or roughly 1 in every 5 rides. That is a meaningful partnership. When these two combine at a track this horse clearly adores, the results speak for themselves.

The first career win came at Musselburgh in February 2025, which suggests the horse took some time to figure things out — 43 races is a long career, and the wins have been hard-earned rather than handed over. What has clearly helped is getting the ground right. On slightly soft conditions, Evenwood Sonofagun has won 2 from 9, a 22% win rate — more than double its overall average. That is not a coincidence. Cartmel, surrounded by hills and prone to holding moisture, regularly provides exactly those conditions.

The most recent win came at Cartmel just five weeks ago, on 25 May 2026, and with a race as recently as yesterday, this is a horse currently in the thick of things. Recent form reads 6-2-1-6-7-10 — that middle section, finishing second and then winning, shows it is capable of stringing together good performances when conditions suit. The Class 5 level, where it has won 2 from 13 races, is not the sport's glamour division, but it is a real level of competition, and being a genuine specialist within it is worth something. Evenwood Sonofagun is not going to win a big prize at a famous festival. But at Cartmel, on a soft summer day, it is exactly the kind of horse you want to know about.