Jamie Spencer talks about his rides on a top class racing weekend

6.50pm Leopardstown – The Irish Champion Stakes

I just can’t see past Australia. The thing about him now is that he’s getting really relaxed and as you saw at York he only won by a couple of lengths but he was pulling up from the moment he hit the front, and ran around a little. It looked like he would have pulled out more. I just can’t see how the others are going to beat him.

3.50pm Doncaster – Ladbrokes St Leger

You’d have to have concerns about the way the ground has gone for Kingston Hill. I think it’s a bit of a sub standard race. Kingston Hill is a good horse but Snow Sky was put in his place good and proper by Postponed at York and Romsdal was well beaten in the King George. . Hartnell was disappointing last time. There’s alot of horses with something to prove so there could be a surprise. On the form Kingston Hill is the best horse in the race but the ground was getting very lively up the straight yesterday so it wouldnt be in his favour. And he’s by a horse, Mastercraftsman, who was best at a mile, so there has to be a doubt with him going an extra two and a bit furlongs. Doncaster is relentless. They never stop for a breather, and it’s an end to end gallop.

The Curragh on Sunday

The Moyglare (3.40 Curragh) looks a good race. Cursory Glance is the one they’ve all got to beat. Found was quite impressive first time up. I used to ride both their dams. But I definitely favour Cursory Glance. In the National Stakes I like Gleneagles alot because he quickens really well and then he idles when he gets to the front. So he’s one of those horses that’s never going to win too far but will last because he’s not giving himself a hard race each time. You can’t see past Leading Light in the Irish St Leger (4.50 Curragh). He won the trial the other day and was quite impressive.

11.13pm Woodbine, Canada – The Woodbine Mile Stakes

I fly back from Ireland to Newmarket on Saturday night and then leave at 8.20am on Sunday morning straight to Toronto. It’s not a bad flight and I’m looking forward to riding Trade Storm out there. He ran well there last year and we don’t have the champion, Wise Dan, to beat this time. Trade Storm was very foot sore in Dubai and he never realy showed his form but he’s run well on his two races back. I should have won on him at York but he was going too well for too long up the straight and he petered out close to home. He likes fast ground and he hasn’t really had it this year. The Sheikh’s had two years of fun with the horse and one day it will all fall into place for him in a Group 1 and hopefully that day will be on Sunday.