His recent form has been inconsistent. Over his last six races, he's recorded a third-place finish, followed by a fifth, a seventh, a win, a third again, and most recently a third-place. That win came when he was still developing as a younger horse, and the pattern since suggests he's found it harder to get back to the winner's enclosure as the field has toughened around him. When Romeo Montague has been entered in the top-level Class 4 races—the kind of company he's likely to face regularly—he has drawn a blank from three attempts, which hints at why the consistency hasn't come.
Richard Spencer, his trainer at Newmarket in Suffolk, runs a successful yard that has sent out 30 winners this season. The team has the infrastructure and skill to bring a horse along, but Romeo Montague remains a work in progress. At three years old, he still has time to develop, but the gap between that solitary win and the string of unplaced or lower-placed efforts suggests he's plateaued somewhat. He'll need to find another gear soon if he's to build on that Lingfield success and become a regular winner rather than a horse that showed promise once.
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
3 | 1 win, 1 third, 1 other | 3 Sep | 33.3% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 17 Oct | 0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 5 Feb | 0% |
| York Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 15 May | 0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 | 1 third | 26 Jun | 0% |