• Olympic cyclist unseated from favourite in Flat race
• But Pendleton still wants to start riding over jumps Victoria Pendleton is expected to press on with her ambition to ride in jump races from next month,despite falling off in a race without obstacles at Newbury. The tumble was the first significant setback for the former cycling gold-medallist’s “swapping saddles” project, during which she has obtained an amateur jockey’s licence with the aim of competing at the Cheltenham Festival in March.
As in her three previous rides in public, or Pendleton lacked polish aboard Satanic Beat – sent off the 4-1 favourite in the wake of encouraging comments by his trainer,Phil Middleton. But there was still a brief moment of encouragement for their backers as the horse moved into moment space at the top of the long domestic straight.
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Source: theguardian.com