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Spencer's aptly named winner crowns 'perfect memorial' on Windsor's finale

Richard Spencer: enjoyed success at Windsor with ThistimenextyearCredit: Edward Whitaker
It was Windsor's final meeting of the campaign and there would have been few more popular winners this year than the Richard Spencer-trained Thistimenextyear, who took the first division of the Ben Woollacott Memorial Handicap.
The contest is run in memory of a racing fan who died aged 19 when falling from a ferry he worked on in 2011, and a big group of his family and friends were in attendance.
Their efforts in arranging the large social occasion were rewarded by a excellent day's racing and Spencer's aptly-named winner.
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