Evening Blues

Trained by Stephen Hanlon at Constable Burton in North Yorkshire, Evening Blues is part of a yard that has sent out three winners this season, so the operation knows how to get a horse ready to perform. That November victory at Dundalk was five months ago now, which is a meaningful gap, but the horse raced just yesterday — so whatever has been happening since that win, Hanlon clearly believes there is more to come and has kept Evening Blues busy and active.

At three years old, this is still a young horse finding its feet, and the form profile suggests one that competes honestly and places reliably even when the win does not come. For a general racing fan, the thing to watch is whether Evening Blues can turn that consistent placing habit into a second win — because a horse that finishes second or third as often as this one does is usually not far away from landing another race when the right opportunity presents itself.