Phoenix Beach

His recent form tells the story of a horse searching for another winning day. In his last six races, he has finished third once and fifth once, with the rest further back — an eleventh-place finish among them. He raced just yesterday, which shows he remains active, but the wins have dried up. Trainer Scott Dixon's Rolleston yard in Nottinghamshire has had a productive season with 33 winners, though Phoenix Beach is not among their current success stories. He typically runs in Class 5 races, the bottom tier of competitive racing, where he has won 3 of 30 starts. When Joey Haynes rides him — which has happened in 10 races — the horse has won twice, a 20 per cent win rate that is notably better than his overall figures, suggesting they work well together. Still, even that partnership has not led to recent success. At seven years old, Phoenix Beach remains a useful Wolverhampton horse looking to recapture the form that brought him his last win a year and a half ago.