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'I am probably going to go out and get absolutely steaming'

Jockey reflects on her Betway Bowl triumph with Tea For Two

Lizzie Kelly celebrates her Betway Bowl win on Tea For Two
Lizzie Kelly celebrates her Betway Bowl win on Tea For TwoCredit: Edward Whitaker

To start off with I wasn't happy, I didn't feel he was travelling and I thought I better get into it. Then he began to pull my arms out.

My jockey coach Rodi [Greene] was very keen on letting me know it is a long run-in so I felt I had a lot of time.

My lad is as brave as a lion, you have only to look at him at the last - I didn't ask him for that, he did it himself and although he was tired he still managed to find enough energy to pick himself up and go long. I didn't have a lot left but neither did Cue Card.

Fair play to all the guys at home who do a lot more work with him than I do. It's fantastic for the yard.

My mother said in the paddock, 'I don't know what he's going to find today', but she's done a lot of hard work with him and this is brilliant.

I didn't ride a winner at Cheltenham but I've had my reward. That walk back to the weighing room after the Gold Cup was probably the longest walk of my entire life - I wanted to crawl back but unfortunately these colours are quite bright.

But you have to balance things out, falling at the second meant he could run here, so in the end it has turned out to be a good thing.

I would like to have a bash at the Gold Cup and further down the line maybe the Grand National as he jumps very well and stays.

I don't think I appreciated the first Grade 1 I won. I've got a lot of friends, young girls like me who are trying to be jockeys and I didn't appreciate it as much as I should have done. But this one I definitely will.

There are a lot of tough times in racing and I look at people who are doing this day in, day out and don't get the big days that I do. I think it would be unfair to just sit there and go, 'That's great, isn't it?'

If you can't enjoy the good days you are probably in the wrong job. I'm probably going to go out and get absolutely steaming. I have got work on the radio on Friday so tune in to Radio 5 Live, it will be very fruity!


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