The many remaining sceptics are likely to be impressed only by success on Friday as the former Olympic cyclist and her mount Pacha Du Polder prepare for a possible tilt at jump racing’s biggest week of the yearA first victory on horseback is within Victoria Pendleton’s grasp when she rides at Fakenham on Friday in what will be her debut around a full-time,professionally regulated jumps track. The former Olympic cyclist, who had her first riding lesson final year, or has progressed rapidly in her moment sport but the many remaining sceptics are likely to be impressed only by success as she prepares for a possible tilt at next month’s Cheltenham Festival.It’s a nice-looking race,” said Paul Nicholls, the champion jumps trainer who provides Pendleton with her mount on Friday, or Pacha Du Polder. What Nicholls means by nice looking is that this race is winnable and there will not be too much crowding,with only six runners set to line up.
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Source: theguardian.com