Master’s Spirit can benefit from the talented Luke Ferraris’s 4kg claim and upset the big guns in the Pinnacle Stakes at Kenilworth tomorrow.

On adjusted merit ratings the Justin Snaith six-year-old might as well stay at home – certainly compared with Dutch Philip and Tevez – but the rain has changed the complexion of the race and this is a horse that goes in the soft. Furthermore he is a decent price at 11-2.

Dutch Philip (Liesl King)

Dutch Philip is a class act and the obvious favourite. He gave away more ground at the start than he was beaten when second to Silicone Valley in a similar race over a furlong further in April and on official handicap marks he has the beating of everything except Tevez. However he is untested in soft ground and at 18-10 that is too big an imponderable.

Tevez (7-1) acts on this going but there is more than a suspicion that he is not quite as good as he was and, rising nine, that is only to be expected.

Olympian (9-2) has strong claims, not least because he is proven in the ground. Over 1 200m last time he had Nasty Harry, Master’s Spirit and Power Grid behind and is weighted to confirm the placings.

Kingston Passage (8-1) looked very good last season, particularly when making the running, and he likes this trip. His ability to act in the wet is a complete unknown but that doesn’t mean to say he won’t.

Power Grid, also an 8-1 chance, should be in his element but you would have to wonder if he is quite good enough to beat this opposition.

Nasty Harry (9-1) will like the underfoot conditions and Mike Stewart has long predicted that Al Wahed will really come into his own when the rain arrives. That said, the six-year-old has too much to do at the weights while Strikeitlikeamatch is a long shot even at 33-1 and allowing for his ability to go in the ground.

Of the others 30-1 shot Big Mistake has been disappointing in recent starts while Fifty Cents (16-1) has been off since February.

Snaith Racing are now finally beginning to unleash their two-year-olds. They run four in the first, four in the second and two against older horses in race three. Seven of them are first-timers. But they will have to be smart to beat Shadowing in the opener and the form book says that Winter Five is likely to prove too strong for Without Limits in race two.

By Michael Clower