Irishman goes along for the Weir ride

He mixed jumps and racing with success.

His magic run continued when Volatile Mix was an upset winner in the South Australian Derby last week.

“It’s fantastic riding a good jumper but to be winning these big races on the flat is good too,” he said.

“I came out here as a jumps jockey. It took a bit to convince Darren to use me on the flat.

“We’ve had a good association. He’s just gone from strength to strength since I’ve been there and it’s good to go along for the ride I suppose.” flat

Now Weir has summoned Allen to Queensland, where his only previous experience was a hit-and-run visit on Ipswich Cup day last year.

“When you’re riding for Darren, he’s going to get every last inch of improvement out of a horse for a big race,” he said.

“Kenedna has been going super but she hasn’t really been on a wet track before, so that’s a bit of a concern.

“The other two have excellent wet-track form.

“Amelie’s Star is definitely a mare on the up.”