The journey started at Beverley in April 2025, and Spinning Wheel has barely looked back since. That one blip — an eleventh-place finish sandwiched between victories — reads as a blip rather than a warning sign, given what came either side of it. The most recent win came at Leicester in October, signing off a busy campaign in style before being given a break. Five months off is not unusual for a young horse being managed carefully, but it does mean Spinning Wheel returns with something to prove after a long absence from the track.
The team behind this horse is one of the most productive yards in British racing right now. Simon and Ed Crisford, operating out of Newmarket — the heartland of flat racing in this country — have sent out 85 winners in the current season alone. That is not a yard stumbling across the occasional result; that is an operation that knows how to place a horse, time its preparation, and get it ready to run its best race. When a yard like that decides to bring a horse back from a break, it tends to be because they think the timing is right.
What makes Spinning Wheel worth watching is the combination of raw ability and a team around it that clearly knows what they are doing. A win rate of 60 percent — three wins from five races — is the kind of number that would look extraordinary over a longer career, let alone at this early stage. The question now is whether, returning after roughly five months away, it can pick up where it left off. On the evidence so far, backing against it feels like the braver bet.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beverley Undulating |
1 | 1 win | 24 Apr | 100% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
1 | 1 win | 29 May | 100% |
| Leicester Sharp |
1 | 1 win | 7 Oct | 100% |
| Ayr Galloping |
1 | 1 second | 18 Sep | 0% |
| Ascot Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 18 Jun | 0% |