Spinner lands huge gamble

A gamble that included one bet of £15,000 at the eventual starting price of 9-1 was landed when Tony Martin’s Irish raider Leg Spinner skittled his rivals in the Ascot Stakes at Royal Ascot at York.

The four-year-old threw down a strong challenge under Fran Berry inside the final quarter-mile and after a rare tussle with Golden Quest, just prevailed by a head.

Aidan O’Brien’s Coconut Beach was third, five lengths away, with Ski Jump back in fourth.