Asian Spice

The most striking chapter is what happened at Exeter. Of those four career wins, three have come at the same track, from ten races there. That is 3 from 10, or nearly 1 in every 3 visits — a remarkable consistency at a single course. For context, horses very rarely dominate one venue like this. Something about Exeter suits Asian Spice: the layout, the undulations, the way the races are run. When this horse turns up there, it pays to pay attention.

There is also a ground preference worth knowing. On slightly soft ground — the kind of conditions you get after a day or two of rain — Asian Spice has won 3 from 7 races, a win rate of 43%. That is almost 1 in every 2. When the ground dries out, those numbers fall away. The team will be watching the weather forecast closely.

The partnership with Bryony Frost tells its own story. In six races together, they have won twice — a win rate of 33%, or 1 in every 3. That is meaningfully better than Asian Spice's overall average, and when Frost is booked to ride, it is a sign the yard is serious about its chances.

The concern right now is a run of form that has gone cold. Asian Spice has not won in its last six races, and the most recent results make for difficult reading — a seventh, two non-completions, a sixth, a fourth, and a sixth. The last win came at Windsor in December 2024, now over 16 months ago. The horse raced just yesterday, so it is clearly still being kept busy. Whether a return to Exeter, on soft ground, with Frost in the saddle, is the combination that unlocks another win remains to be seen — but that is precisely the kind of alignment that has worked before.