Record-breaker Kelly can't wait to take Tea For Two to Ascot

Lizzie Kelly becomes a Grade 1 winner aboard the Ascot-bound Tea For Two at Kempton on Boxing Day

Lizzie Kelly: cannot wait to reunite with Tea For Two at AscotCredit: Mark Cranham

History-making jockey Lizzie Kelly is eagerly awaiting her first big date of the jumps season, with Tea For Two, the chaser on whom she broke new ground last winter, on course to reappear in Ascot's £100,000 Sodexo Gold Cup on Saturday.

By landing the Kauto Star Novices' Chase aboard the Nick Williams-trained stayer Kelly became the first woman to ride a Grade 1 winner over jumps in Britain or Ireland.

A return to Kempton for the 32Red King George VI Chase is a serious option for Tea For Two, who ended last term by finishing third at Sandown in February and returns off a mark of 153 in this weekend's Ascot highlight.

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Lee MottersheadSenior writer

Published on 24 October 2016inNews

Last updated 10:08, 26 October 2016

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