No festival mount for Spencer

Jamie Spencer does not expect to be riding in the Weatherbys Champion Bumper at the Cheltenham Festival on Wednesday.

Sat, 08 Mar, 2008 - 14:40

Jamie Spencer does not expect to be riding in the Weatherbys Champion Bumper at the Cheltenham Festival on Wednesday.

Spencer, who shared last season’s Flat jockeys’ championship with Seb Sanders, is a keen jumping fan and famously rode Edward O’Grady’s Pizarro to a narrow victory over Rhinestone Cowboy in the 2002 renewal of the Bumper.

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Courts Racing Heathrow Person: Spencer Person: Jamie Spencer Person: Seb Sanders Person: Edward O’Grady Person: Pizarro Person: Norman Person: Williamson Event: Weatherbys Champion Bumper Event: Cheltenham Festival Organisation: Rhinestone Cowboy

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