History-maker Hollie Doyle aiming to go higher and higher this year and beyond

Hollie Doyle will be maintaining her unquenchable thirst for winners right up to the end of this year and into the next one after beating Josephine Gordon's British record for the most winners by a female jockey in a calendar year.

Driving home after her 107th and record-breaking ride on Class Clown at Southwell on Thursday evening Doyle was not looking in the rear-view mirror as she said: "I want to ride as many winners as I can this year, right up to the last day.

"It will then be back to square one and I just want to keep the ball rolling as I have learnt so much this year and been given so many opportunities. I have a lot of people to thank for that.

Hollie Doyle with Jason Weaver after her record 107th winner of 2019Credit: Tony Knapton

"I am only 23 and hopefully have a long career ahead of me and want to keep building and learning - records are there to get broken."

Five rides at Wolverhampton on Saturday and the same number booked for Monday at Lingfield confirm Doyle has no intention of resting up with the record reached.

"It's been an excellent year and it's great to get the record," added Doyle. "I am relieved as yesterday was frustrating at Lingfield with three seconds which on a normal day I wouldn't have batted an eyelid at but it did make me start thinking whether it was going to happen."

Doyle was taking a record that was only set two years ago by Gordon and is not going to let it go easily, although she would be happy for it to tumble again soon.

"It is not a bad thing if the record gets broken again quickly - it will show female riders are coming through the ranks but I can tell everyone, I will be trying to break the record again next year as well."

Doyle feels getting more experience abroad this year has helped improve her riding.

"You never stop learning and riding in so many different countries has helped. I've ridden at a lot of different tracks in France and ridden in Ireland and Germany.

"It is getting my name out there - racing is an international sport and it is not easy."

As if to prove that just over three hours later at Southwell there was a first winner for Swedish rider Selma Grage on her first ride under rules.

Fresh from getting her licence after her course at the National Horseracing College, the teenager took the chance given to her by Newmarket trainer Robert Eddery to win the 1m6f handicap in the trainer's colours on Tynecastle Park.

"This is really special," said Grage. "I started riding when I was three and have done pony racing."

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