Spin Doctor aiming to defy odds

23 October 2015

Spin Doctor will be at long odds in the Windsor Park and has to overcome a wide draw, but he is capable of a bold run. He carried 62.5kg when beaten at his last start and also needed the run, which was his first for seven weeks.

He is the equal highest-rated runner – with favourite Addictive Habit – having won 13 races and been Group One-placed at weight-for-age level. – NZ Racing Desk.

Saltcoats stakes his claim for Premier’s Cup glory

Saltcoats (Ardrossan) stormed to a 2.33-length win in the rescheduled $160,000 Premier’s Cup Prelude, setting up a possible tilt at the Gr.3 Premier’s Cup later this month.

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