Over Spiced

The most striking detail in that record is what happens when the ground is normal — not too wet, not too dry, just a standard racing surface. On those conditions, Over Spiced has won 4 of its 15 races, a win rate of 27%, or roughly 1 in every 4 attempts. Compare that to the overall career figure of 1 win in every 7 races, and the preference is obvious. If the ground comes up right, this horse becomes a different proposition.

Grace Harris, who trains from Shirenewton in Gwent, has had a productive season with 31 winners sent out from the yard — a number that speaks to a stable in good form. When Ray Dawson is in the saddle, the results are particularly encouraging: 2 wins from just 7 races together works out to 29%, or nearly 1 in every 3 rides. That is a meaningful partnership, and when those two factors combine — Dawson up, Harris-trained, decent ground — Over Spiced tends to be competitive.

Most of its career has been spent at Class 5, which covers the bread-and-butter end of the racing calendar. The record there reads 2 wins from 20 races, a 10% win rate, or 1 in every 10. That is modest, but it is also where the horse has done the bulk of its learning. The fact that it won at Bath just two months ago shows it is still progressing and holding its form, and with a race as recently as yesterday, it is very much an active, working racehorse right now.

The career began at Leicester in May 2024 and the journey since has been one of gradual improvement rather than sudden breakthrough. Five wins from 34 races tells you this is not a horse that dominates its rivals — but the recent form of a win followed by two thirds and a couple of fifths suggests something that is competitive and honest. Horses like Over Spiced are the backbone of British racing: reliable, consistent, and always in the mix when conditions suit.