PJ McDonald has landed the plum spare ride aboard Pyledriver in Saturday’s King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes.
With regular partner Martin Dwyer currently sidelined with a knee injury and Frankie Dettori – on board for the five-year-old’s last two starts – set to ride Emily Upjohn at Ascot, William Muir had been inundated with offers from the weighing room.
But Muir, who trains Pyledriver in tandem with Chris Grassick, has handed the mount to McDonald, who boasts an unbeaten record on the son of Harbour Watch.