PERTH sensation Lords Ransom will not race in Melbourne until the spring carnival after owner Bob Peters decided yesterday against running in Saturday's Easter Cup (2000m) at Caulfield.

The Adam Durrant-trained four-year-old, who won the $130,000 Bunbury Cup (2200m) on Thursday, shapes as a future star of racing with six wins from nine starts.

"He's not mature yet and I've just been keeping him happy and racing him lightly," Durrant said.

There is considerable interest from Melbourne trainers wanting to add Lords Ransom, a potential Cups-winning horse, to their stables.

Peters has a history of sending horses to leading trainers David Hayes and Lee Freedman.

Durrant has aspirations of winning the spring riches himself, but concedes that he could lose the horse to a big Melbourne stable.

"I'd imagine Hayes and Freedman are very keen to get the horse," Durrant said.

"I train a lot of horses for Mr Peters. I'd be very disappointed to lose the horse, but I'd cop it on the chin.

"But I can assure you the horse would not be suited to being trained at Flemington. He needs his beach work."

David Hayes' racing manager Mark Pilkington admitted the stable would love to race the horse.