Phoenix Beach

The career record stands at 6 wins and 18 places from those 52 races — a win rate of around 1 in every 9 outings, with a place (meaning a top-three finish) coming along rather more often. That 18-place tally is actually the more telling number. It says this is a horse that keeps finding the frame, keeps being competitive, even when it is not quite getting to the front. Most recently, Phoenix Beach finished fifth, third, and ninth across its last three completed races, which suggests the spark is still there even if the wins have dried up.

And they have dried up. The last victory came at Wolverhampton on 7 April 2025 — now roughly a year ago — and the six races since have not produced a winner. That is not a crisis for a horse at this level, but it is a gap the trainer Scott Dixon, based in Rolleston in Nottinghamshire, will be keen to close. Dixon's yard has sent out 33 winners already this season, so this is clearly an operation that knows how to get horses winning. Phoenix Beach's turn may not be far away.

The most productive partnership in this horse's career has been with jockey Joey Haynes, who has ridden Phoenix Beach in 10 races and won twice — a win rate of 20%, or 1 in every 5. That is notably better than the horse's overall average and suggests Haynes brings something out of it. The horse raced just one day ago, so it is very much in active service, doing what it has always done — showing up, competing, and occasionally reminding everyone why it has been worth running 52 times.