The Flat season, as far as the Stobart Jockeys’ Championship is concerned, comes to an end at Ascot today – and I’m hoping I can seal it with another Group One win.

Mecca’s Angel has been such a success story for everyone connected with her. Her trainer, Michael Dods, bought her cheaply and then David Metcalfe, who has been a loyal supporter of the yard, purchased her, and I’ve been the one lucky enough to sit on her.

She gave all of us our first Group One win, when scoring in the Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes last year and then followed up in August. It’s been an emotional journey and it would be wonderful if she could sign off with one more big-race win before she retires.

She runs in the QIPCO British Champions Sprint and if she can reproduce her York form she will be extremely hard to beat. Of course, that’s a big if.

It’s the end of a long season and it’s a very competitive field with a host of top-class course and distance winners, including Quiet Reflection who is the deserved favourite.

Despite being beaten at a short price in the Prix de l’Abbaye a fortnight ago, Mecca’s Angel ran a very decent race in France. She got a bit agitated in the stalls, kicking out a couple of times and didn’t jump or travel as well as she can. She didn’t like being crowded out either so it was a good effort when taking all that into consideration.

I really don’t think the six furlongs will be a problem - look at the way she ran on at the end of the Nunthorpe – and the ground will be just perfect. At 8-1, she looks a massive price to me.

It’s my only ride on QIPCO British Champions Day, which looks an amazing day’s racing.

The organisers must be thrilled and the quality of the card speaks for itself. All those who were sceptical of the concept when it was announced should be won over by now.

To have the Arc winner Found lining up in the QIPCO Champion Stakes is brilliant and I really can’t see her losing. Normally you would say the Arc would leave its mark on a horse but Found is different. She takes her racing really well. You saw last year how she ran in the Arc, Champion Stakes and then Breeders’ Cup and has never let anyone down.

Richard Fahey is very keen on the chances of Ribchester in the QIPCO Queen Elizabeth II Stakes. He has had a nice rest after his big win in Deauville, which was pretty easy in the end and comes here a fresh horse. He’d be my fancy.

Jim Crowley will be crowned champion jockey at Ascot, which is a great effort. His battle for the title with Silvestre De Sousa has been great for racing, and the new championship format has really added to the season in my view. Jim is a lovely bloke, but underneath there is a steely competitive edge and he is as tough as they come in the heat of a race.

There was some good news this week when Henry Brooke was brought out of an induced coma following a fall at a Hexham racecourse on Saturday. Fingers crossed he makes a full recovery.

As for myself, I couldn’t be more thrilled with the way the season has gone. I’ve had more rides than ever before and am on course for my best year in terms of wins, being just five off a century. My agent Richard Hale deserves special mention. I have been with him for 13 years, since I was 21, and he does an excellent job for me.

People ask me about whether I will go for the title next year, but, to be honest, I don’t think I could do much more than I am currently doing! The more I ride, the more I learn and that’s why you will see me riding regularly at two meetings a day during the summer.

Of course the highlight was Mecca’s Angel’s win at York. Hopefully there will be one more golden day to come…

The Jumps season soon kicks in as I've been advertising for Go Racing in Yorkshire. I'll be ticking over during the all-weather season but this is my last column for the year, so all the best until next season!

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