Being the godson of Coolmore supremo John Magnier can't have harmed him but Spencer has earned his chance with some bold, skillful and tactically astute riding.
The Child With An Orange was one of several works Van Gogh painted after spending time with his baby nephew and godson, named Vincent after the artist.
Mr Godson was beaten up twice in the early 1990s but he says attitudes to black people in Poland are changing for the better, particularly since the country joined the EU six years ago.