Sheikh Fahad Al Thani's retained jockey Jamie Spencer stayed in Australia to give VRC Oaks favourite Crafty her final gallop at Sandown on Tuesday, but the job didn't finish on the track.

Spencer, who will retire at the end of the year, completed the trackwork and then unsaddled Crafty and took her to the wash bay and hosed her down.  It was remarkable to see the jetsetting hoop still with a love of the horse.

"She should have a good chance, that was good work," he said. "She is very fit and it is a good ride to come back [to Australia] for. The boss wanted me to stay here and get a feel of this filly, otherwise I would have flown out on Sunday, and it was worth it."

Spencer is headed to Los Angeles, where he will ride in the Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita at the weekend. Qatar Bloodstock will have a strong hand in America's championship meeting, including Just The Judge in the fillies and mares turf, and Trade Storm in the mile. Both horses are last-start grade 1 winners at Woodbine in Canada.

"They are both single-figures odds and given the right luck are winning chances. I also have Toast Of New York in the Classic," Spencer said.

Spencer will keep an eye on Australia on Saturday as Side Glance defends his title in the Mackinnon Stakes at Flemington. The Andrew Balding-trained eight-year-old has run third in the Caulfield Stakes and fourth in the Cox Plate at his past two starts and should relish a return to the open spaces at Flemington.

"You can't be everywhere but he should be very hard to beat," Spencer said. "He is a better horse than he was when he won the Mackinnon last year.

"He fought on well the other day and I think getting back to Flemington will really suit him."

Craig Williams, who does most of Sheikh Fahad's riding in Australia, takes the ride on Side Glance.

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