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Turner and Dettori to team up in South Africa in November

Hayley Turner: rode a winner at the International Jockeys' Challenge in South Africa last year
Hayley Turner: rode a winner at the International Jockeys' Challenge in South Africa last yearCredit: Edward Whitaker

British racing's most successful female rider Hayley Turner will be swapping the microphone for the saddle next month when returning to South Africa for the Air Mauritius International Jockeys' Challenge.

Turner, who will be part of ITV racing's team when coverage starts next year, will be joined by team captain Frankie Dettori, Pat Cosgrave, Robert Havlin and debutant Fergus Sweeney for the two-day event, in which international riders face South Africa's finest jockeys, including S'manga Khumalo and Gavin Lerena.

The international team have won just two of eight runnings of the challenge since its inauguration in 2008 and Turner is hoping to improve that record – with this year's renewal taking place at Fairview on November 18 and Turffontein on November 20.

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