Dido Harding pledges the Jockey Club will 'properly listen' to its customers as she takes over as senior steward

Baroness Harding, pictured at Sandown on Saturday, will become Jockey Club senior steward in July

Dido Harding has said the Jockey Club will refocus on listening to its customers as she took over as senior stewardCredit: Edward Whitaker (racingpost.com/photos)

Dido Harding has pledged the Jockey Club will heighten its focus on listening to its customers and participants as she took over as senior steward of British racing's largest commercial body on Friday.

Baroness Harding, a Conservative peer who has been a controversial figure due to her role running the UK government's Covid-19 test-and-trace programme in England, also said she did not believe her roles in public service would be an issue following the change in government this month.

Her involvement in British racing has included more than 25 wins as an amateur jockey and owning Cool Dawn, the winner of the 1998 Cheltenham Gold Cup. She joined the Jockey Club's board of stewards in 2018 and in succeeding Sandy Dudgeon is the first woman to become senior steward since the body was founded in 1750.

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Bill BarberIndustry editor

Published on 12 July 2024inBritain

Last updated 18:18, 12 July 2024

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