Roman Spring

The numbers come alive when you look at where Roman Spring does its best work. Brighton is clearly home territory: two wins from eight races there, which works out at 25%, or 1 in every 4. That is a remarkable return for a horse whose overall record is so modest, and it tells you that something about that famously undulating, switchback track suits Roman Spring in a way most courses simply do not. The first career win came at Brighton in July 2025, so there is real sentimental as well as statistical weight to that venue.

Dry, fast ground is the other key ingredient. On those conditions Roman Spring has won 2 from 12 races — a 17% win rate, or roughly 1 in 6 — compared to a much leaner record everywhere else. Put Brighton and fast ground together and you are looking at this horse in its best possible light. The yard at Liphook, run by Rachel Cook and John Bridger, seems to know exactly when to aim Roman Spring at a race that suits, and with 7 winners already on the board this season, the small operation knows what it is doing.

Roman Spring competes almost exclusively at Class 6, the entry-level tier of British racing, and has won 3 from 25 at that level — 12%, close to 1 in 8. That is where this horse belongs and where it is most dangerous. The most recent win came at Lingfield Park in November 2025, and with Roman Spring having raced just yesterday, the team is clearly keeping it busy. Regular jockey Rhys Clutterbuck has not yet broken his duck in seven rides together, but given the horse's recent form — finishing in the top three in five of its last six races — that may not be a statistic that survives much longer.