Spyce

That single win came at Great Yarmouth on 16 September 2025, and it wasn't just any race — it was a Class 2, which puts it among the better races in the country. For a young horse to land its first ever win at that level is genuinely impressive. A lot of horses spend years gradually climbing the ladder before they get near a Class 2; Spyce broke through at one in its debut victory. It tells you the team at Alan King's yard in Wroughton believed in the horse enough to pitch it into serious company, and the horse delivered.

King himself has had a productive season — 58 winners sent out so far, which is the kind of output that marks a yard running at full tilt and confident in what it has. A trainer who fires in that volume of winners tends to know exactly which races suit which horses, so the decision to place Spyce in a Class 2 at Yarmouth was almost certainly a calculated one rather than a punt. Recent form reads 4-5-4-1-2 going back through the last five races, meaning Spyce has twice finished in the top two in that stretch. It's a horse that keeps running into the placings without always converting — which makes that Yarmouth win feel like a moment where everything clicked.

Spyce raced just yesterday, so it is firmly in the thick of its campaign right now. Whether it can build on that Yarmouth breakthrough and string wins together is the interesting question. Three-year-olds are still finding themselves as racehorses, and one who has already tasted success at Class 2 level has every reason to keep improving as the season goes on.