Jamie Spencer hoping for success with super six Saturday rides

In the 4.20pm I ride Lucky Kristale. She’s best in at the weights. I had a sit on her on Tuesday morning and she feels really well. They are leaving the headgear off her this time as it hasn’t been having the effect that you’d want. It hasn’t made her travel any easier in her races so the blinkers are off. She’s had nearly three weeks since her last race and this is probably her swansong before she goes to the sales so it would be nice if we can get her to win again. At Doncaster she missed the kick a bit and I moved over to follow the fancied horses on the stand’s side. They all congregated over there and then the winner basically wiped out the whole field so I never really got to get into full stride with her. I think the seven at Ascot should be ideal for her.

In the last race at 4.55pm I ride Elusivity. I have won on him before. He’s a proper ‘bridle merchant’. He travels well, doesn’t do much when you get to the front, so I’ll just have to time my run right. I won on him at Newmarket over six furlongs two or three years ago, and he gets five well so if everything goes well I think he has a good chance of winning. A big field should suit him as there will be plenty of cover.

You can’t take anything for granted but I think I have really good chances of some winners.

On Sunday I ride Maarek in the Prix De L’Abbaye. Being drawn low in that race can be a big advantage if you are able to use it but getting stall two won’t make much difference to Maarek as he hasn’t got any early speed. He’ll just need a lot of luck and probably needs a downpour. Based on the going reports it’s already as quick as he’d want it. I wouldn’t want it drying out much more. He won the race a couple of years ago when it was soft. If we get a reasonable start he can run a good race. I rode Steps to win last time but I always ride Maarek as he’s been good to me. I won on him on Champions Day a couple of years ago and we’ve won a few races together so got to stick with him.

Meccas Angel is a really good horse and has been running well all year. I know she got beat in Ireland but any horse can get beat. I just think she’s got the strongest form of the field and is a little bit better than the rest of them so she should win. Her win earlier in the season at Longchamp when the ground wasn’t that soft that day showed me that she can win this. That’s the best performance I’ve seen her do. If she can run to that level I’d be surprised if she gets beaten.

In the Arc I think Treve will win. It’s there for her to lose rather than win. Last year she had a chequered season after getting jarred up at Ascot. She then only finished fourth in the Vermeille and still won the Arc. This year she absolutely hosed up in the Vermeille. I think she’s back to her best and everything’s in place for Treve. I can’t see how the others can beat her. New Bay is obviously a good horse but he only finished second in the French Guineas. He’s been impressive since but I still think Treve is in a different league. When she’s on song and going right handed, a mile and a half, around Longchamp is just her ticket. Golden Horn will need to settle and the Arc is a rough race and you need a horse that can take the gaps when they’re presented and I’m not sure that’s him. Treve is like a push button horse that can just make those moves as you saw two years ago when she just circled round the field and off she went. It’s there for her to lose.

Jamie