I can’t remember being so gutted as when Mecca’s Angel could only beat one home in the King’s Stand at Royal Ascot last month.

The ground was in her favour that day, in fact everything was, and she was duly sent off 6/4 favourite. It was extremely hard to take when she began to struggle to keep pace having gone only a furlong.

So it was a relief to discover she was in season. People ask me what that means for a horse…. let’s just say, she wasn’t in the mood and racing was the last thing on Mecca’s Angel’s mind!

As far as I am concerned she will be having her second run of the season at The Curragh today as I’m putting a line through Royal Ascot.

She showed she was as good as ever when just going down to Profitable at Haydock in May and the Kilfrush Stud Sapphire Stakes looks the ideal opportunity. She was second in this Group Two last year, but the ground will be more in her favour this time.

I sat on her on Wednesday and she couldn’t have felt better. Given that Michael Dods’ horses are also in great form, there should be no excuses this time.

I’ve picked up two other rides at The Curragh. Mailshot lines up in the Group Three Jebel Ali Racecourse & Stables Anglesey Stakes on the back of five runs, including two wins.

His experience should stand him in good stead. Mark Johnston’s horses always improve with each run and his horses are running brilliantly at the moment.

It’s great to team up with my old boss Mick Easterby, who I was apprentice to. Mick wouldn’t send Perfect Pasture over to Ireland for the sake of it. I know they are expecting a big run in the evoke.ie Scurry Handicap.

The winners keep coming and I’ve never been so busy. Only Luke Morris has had more rides than me this season and my agent Richard Hale is doing a fantastic job. I’m not saying I’ll win the title as I’m 16 off the pace, but a top-three or four finish would be a great achievement. This is the time of year when I need to keep the momentum going. I’m riding a lot of double headers and need to keep as busy as I can until evening racing stops.

Finally, I saw the story on Frankie Dettori citing the drone camera as a reason for his filly spooking and bolting before the start of a maiden at the Newmarket July festival. The BHA has suspended drone flights during live racing while an inquiry is being carried out.

What I would say is that I’m all for technology. The pictures the drones offer are fantastic for analysis and presents the perfect overview of a race.

Hopefully if there are any changes that need making, they are only one or two tweaks. We need to move with the times.

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