Spinning Wheel

The career started promisingly at Beverley in April 2025, and the form since then has been a steady mix of wins and close finishes. Two wins from the last six races, including a victory at Leicester in October 2025, suggest a horse that performs best when conditions suit. And conditions do matter here — on slightly soft, wetter ground, Spinning Wheel has won 2 of its 3 races, a win rate of 67%, or roughly two in every three. That's a striking number. Plenty of horses have preferences, but when you're converting at that rate on a specific type of surface, it stops being a coincidence and starts being a calling card.

The recent form line does raise a question or two. That string of two second-place finishes either side of the Leicester win suggests a horse that has been competitive but not always able to close the deal, and the gap since that last win now stretches to eight months. Whether Spinning Wheel finds that winning feeling again may depend on finding the right ground.

Behind the horse is one of British racing's more productive yards. Simon and Ed Crisford, based at Newmarket — the heartland of British flat racing — have sent out 78 winners already this season. That's a serious operation, and horses in their care tend to be placed thoughtfully. With Spinning Wheel having raced just yesterday and the team clearly keeping the horse active, there's every sign they believe there's more to come. A horse with a 43% win rate — nearly winning every other race it enters — in the hands of a yard firing on all cylinders is worth keeping a close eye on.