Phoenix Of Dreams

The yard behind it is John and Sean Quinn, operating out of Norton in North Yorkshire, and they are having a productive season — 42 winners sent out already, which takes some doing. Jason Hart is the jockey most often associated with Phoenix Of Dreams, the pair having teamed up 16 times together. Hart has ridden both of the horse's career wins, which works out at roughly 1 in every 8 races they've shared — a fraction that tells you the combination knows how to find the right moment.

That most recent win came at Newcastle on 12 March 2026, just seven weeks ago, and the horse has raced since — finishing third and then third again in its last two outings. It is clearly fit, active, and competitive. Most of its racing has come at Class 5 level, which is the bread-and-butter tier of British racing, and it has won 1 of its 10 races there — about 1 in every 10 attempts at that level. Not dominant, but consistent enough to keep the yard interested.

What is perhaps most telling is the sheer volume of near-misses. Ten places from 22 races suggests a horse that races honestly and rarely has a bad day, even if the stars don't always align for a win. Phoenix Of Dreams is the sort of horse a knowledgeable racing fan would describe as "a good thing waiting to happen" — one that keeps putting its hand up without quite getting the gold star. Given it raced just yesterday and is clearly in a busy spell of form, another crack at a winner's photo is probably not far away.