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Smith-Chaston turning to television
After Adele Mulrennan, Lizzie Kelly, Francesca Cumani, Amy Ryan and Megan Nicholls, Emma Smith-Chaston aims to be the next woman to emerge from the weighing room and become a familiar face on screen.
The jump jockey has already had a test — several days before quitting the saddle after her final ride on old friend Foster'sisland at Kelso last week.
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