Romantic Twilight
Romantic Twilight broke through at Great Yarmouth just over a year ago, and that single victory remains the highlight of a modest three-year-old career that has yielded just one win and two places from 13 races. With a win rate of roughly 1 in 12, the horse has found winners' enclosures elusive, and the form over the past six outings has been inconsistent—a best effort of fifth place sandwiched between runs of 9th, 12th, 11th, and 12th. Trained by
William Stone at West Wickham in Cambridgeshire, a yard that has sent out 10 winners this season, Romantic Twilight appears to be the type who finds it hard to replicate that breakthrough moment.
Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The challenge has sharpened when pitched against Class 4 opposition, the higher grade where the horse typically races. In three attempts at that level, there have been no wins, which suggests the step up in quality exposes some limitation. Yet the recent form gives no grounds for optimism: a 12th-place finish just a day ago indicates the horse continues to struggle. With 12 months between victories, Romantic Twilight is a horse searching for consistency rather than one trending upward, and the yard will likely need to find a softer spot or a significant change in circumstances to unlock another win.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Yet to win at Newmarket in 5 attempts
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Loves
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Avoids
Good to soft (some give)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Avoids
Class 5 (entry-level)
Loves
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
12 Oct
12th
Great Yarmouth
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Soft · 12 runners
16 Sep
11th
Great Yarmouth
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 13 runners
14 Aug
12th
Newmarket
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 12 runners
22 Jul
5th
Leicester
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 6 runners
20 Jun
9th
Newmarket
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 9 runners
23 May
13th
Windsor
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 16 runners
22 Oct
6th
Newmarket
7f – 1m · Good · 9 runners
13 Oct
🏆 Won
Great Yarmouth
5f – 6½f · Good · 9 runners
11 Sep
10th
chelmsford
5f – 6½f · Standard · 14 runners
15 Aug
5th
Newbury
5f – 6½f · Good · 10 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Newmarket Galloping |
5 |
1 second, 4 other |
14 Aug |
0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
4 |
1 win, 3 other |
12 Oct |
25% |
| Leicester Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
22 Jul |
0% |
| chelmsford |
1 |
1 other |
11 Sep |
0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
23 May |
0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
15 Aug |
0% |