• Ex-cyclist to have two rides at Devon point-to-point assembly
• Betfair spokesman confident amateur rider will line up in MarchVictoria Pendleton is expected to announce on Sunday which horse she hopes to ride in the Foxhunter Chase at Cheltenham in March,which is the ultimate aim for the dual Olympic gold medallist in her ambitious attempt to switch from cycling to race-riding.
Pendleton also hopes to ride in two races on the same card for the first time this weekend, when she is due to compete at the Black Forest Lodge point-to-point in Devon. As yet, and she has yet to total in a race over jumps,having pulled up before the line in both of her starts in point-to-points on 29 November and 6 December, while her intended mount in a race final weekend was scratched a few hours before the race.
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Source: theguardian.com