Over Spiced

Trained by Grace Harris out of Shirenewton in Gwent, Over Spiced is part of a yard that has been in fine form this season — 31 winners sent out, which tells you this isn't a small operation stumbling through the calendar. It's a busy, productive stable, and Over Spiced fits the profile of a horse they clearly know how to place well.

The numbers tell an interesting story about conditions. On normal ground, Over Spiced wins 4 from 14 races — that's a 29% win rate, meaning roughly 1 in every 3.5 races ends in victory. Compare that to the overall career rate of 16%, or about 1 in 6, and it becomes clear: when the ground is right, this horse is a completely different proposition. the yard have learned that lesson, and so should anyone watching.

Most of Over Spiced's career has been spent at Class 5 level — the bread-and-butter tier of British racing — where the record reads 2 wins from 20 races. That 10% win rate is modest, but it explains why the horse has been competitive rather than dominant at that grade. The first career win came at Leicester in May 2024, and the most recent at Bath just four weeks ago, suggesting Over Spiced is very much in form right now. The last six runs read 4-5-5-1-2-5 — a win and two seconds in that sequence, which is the kind of recent form that keeps a horse in the entries and catches the eye of anyone paying attention.

Ray Dawson has been in the saddle for 6 of those 32 races and has won twice aboard Over Spiced — a win rate of 33%, or 1 in every 3 rides together. For a partnership that hasn't had masses of opportunities, that's a striking return, and when Dawson is booked, it's worth noting. With the horse active just yesterday, this is a story still being written.