Phone Tag

What is most striking about Phone Tag is his preference for normal ground conditions. On standard, non-extreme surfaces he has won 3 of 13 races—a 23% win rate—which stands well above his overall average. Bring in the mud or the firmness, and he tends to struggle; that specificity is the kind of detail that matters to his the yard at Averham Park, where trainer Kevin & Lauren Frost manages him. With Jack Mitchell in the saddle—who has ridden him 5 times, winning once—Phone Tag showed a competitive edge, though they have not worked together frequently.

His last win came at Newmarket on 31 October 2025, now 11 months in the past, and his recent form has turned patchy. His last six races read: sixth, eleventh, second, first, tenth, twelfth—the kind of up-and-down sequence that suggests a horse still capable of running well but no longer operating with the regularity he once showed. At five years old he is solid and experienced, a race-fit regular who clearly earns his keep at his natural level, even if the wins have become scarcer lately.