Ascot a real test that plays to strengths of good horses

Ascot
I love Ascot, it's a proper test with big fences. You're going down the hill going away from the stands and they come at you quick, then it's such a climb over the last six fences for the last mile. It's a real test that it plays to the strengths of good horses. I've had some great spins around there – I won a couple of Ascot Chases with Riverside Theatre and before that Monet's Garden, who was amazing to ride round there when he beat Albertas Run.

Monet's Garden: great to ride around AscotCredit: Grossick Racing 07710461723

Navan
Probably my second favourite to ride for similar reasons to Ascot. You're running downhill then you climb back up all the way out of the back straight then there's a small downhill run from the third-last and there's a Cheltenham-type hill for the last furlong and a half. Generally it's a winter track and you get proper soft ground. It's a tough course with nowhere to hide and I've had great luck there over the years and ridden a lot of winners. The best horse usually wins.

Cheltenham
Obviously the place where you want to ride winners more than anywhere and I've been glued to Racing UK this week – I couldn't bear not to see what's happening. There's nowhere with a better buzz – the first meeting in October when you walk in, you feel like you're walking into Wembley. You're in the mecca. The Old course and the New course are both tricky to ride but they're chalk and cheese: the Old is sharper with that downhill run over the third-last and second-last and things happen quicker. The New course is stiffer and plays more to stamina.

Sandown
The Tingle Creek in particular is such a great race with the Railway fences – there's no better test to sort out the wheat from the chaff. Because of the speed there is no better buzz than when you're riding one that's jumping and going ping, ping, ping down the back. But if you're not operating, you're either on the floor or you're out of the race. You really have to jump there – they come at you quick, and then there's the Pond fence, which is a tricky one as well.