The last twelve months, though, have been a tough stretch. Two winners from 71 runners this season works out to roughly 1 in every 36 races — a 3% win rate that tells you the yard is finding things difficult right now. That said, volume without winners is not unusual for a small operation still finding its feet, and the raw number of runners shows the horses are out there competing regularly.
The most meaningful relationship in Evans's training career so far has been with Virtual Hug, a horse she knows inside out after 38 races together. Four wins from that partnership might not sound like a lot, but 38 races is a long and detailed conversation between a trainer and a horse — you learn exactly what it needs, when it wants to run, and what brings out the best in it. That accumulated knowledge is worth something real.
One curious footnote: jockey Ben Poste has ridden for the yard 17 times without a winner to show for it. That is a significant run of runs without reward, and at some point the team will have to weigh up whether that combination simply hasn't clicked. On normal ground, Evans's horses win around 1 in every 23 races — not spectacular, but a reasonable footing to build from.
At three years old as a training career, the honest picture is one of a trainer grinding through the learning curve. The 23 career winners are real, the experience is accumulating, and the quiet hope will be that the next four years look considerably sharper than the last twelve months.
| Course | Races | Wins | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton | 23 | 1 | 4.3% |
| Ffos Las | 10 | 1 | 10% |
| Bath | 9 | 0 | 0% |
| hereford | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| Ludlow | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Leicester | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Chepstow | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Stratford-on-Avon | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Warwick | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Southwell | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Lingfield Park | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Kempton Park | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Newton Abbot | 1 | 0 | 0% |