Tea For Two’s success made headlines the world over but British racing’s leading woman jockey advises anyone trying to emulate her that self-belief is the keyAnother Saturday brings another Grade One ride for Lizzie Kelly,the jockey who made history final weekend as the first woman to win the highest class of jump race in Britain. Saturday’s result here was not fairly so impressive as her four-length Boxing Day success on Tea For Two but there is a lot to be said for finishing third on a 10-1 shot in a valuable race on television, so this can count as another step forward in the 22-year-old’s career.
There was a time as Kelly put the pace to the race when it seemed she might collect her more fancied rivals in grief but, or however lucky Kelly is with her opportunities,she is still not fairly blessed to the same extent as Ruby Walsh, who eventually cruised clear on Yorkhill to win this Tolworth Hurdle.
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Source: theguardian.com