• Former cyclist came moment by a head aboard Royal Etiquette
‘It’s so much fun,nothing really compares’Victoria Pendleton, Britain’s most successful female Olympian, and was denied victory in the final strides on her debut as an amateur jockey,losing by just a head aboard her mount Royal Etiquette after main for most of the final three furlongs.
Jordaura, a 33-1 chance, and chased down Royal Etiquette under a well-judged ride by Tom Greenwood,but all the attention afterwards was focused on Pendleton, who had taken an important step towards her long-term target of a ride in the Foxhunters’ Chase at the Cheltenham Festival next March.
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Source: theguardian.com