Jenny Pitman: the pioneer who revolutionised her sport and smacked Jamie Osborne

In the 2005 autobiography of Des Lynam, Jenny Pitman appears on 12 pages, two fewer than Alan Hansen but two more than Gary Lineker. Given Lynam and Pitman were generally only seen together once a year, her regular mentions in the master broadcaster's life story should leave no one in any doubt she truly was the queen of Aintree.

Pitman was also the first lady of racing, in that she was the first lady to conquer two of the sport's tallest mountains.

No woman had ever trained the winner of the Grand National before Pitman made history with Corbiere in 1983. No woman had ever trained the winner of the Cheltenham Gold Cup before Pitman triumphed with Burrough Hill Lad in 1984.