I am feeling very lucky to have been given the opportunity to compete in this race and to raise money for an all round fantastic charity. Everyone knows that I am fulfilling a lifelong dream of riding in a race and I couldn’t do it without the support of my good friend and trainer Jess Bedi at Jessica Bedi Racing. I have been around/worked with horses all of my life and competed in many disciplines but riding in a race has always been on my bucket list. I will give it 100% and along with the other jockeys hopefully raise lots of money for a great cause!

Road Safety: Too many horses and riders are being killed or injured on UK roads. Over the past year there have been over 1,000 incident reports on our roads involving horses; 180 have been injured and 46 killed - but we know only one in ten incidents are reported. We are dedicated to improving the safety of UK riders.

Horse Welfare: The BHS responds to over 6,000 welfare cases each year, but there are a thousand more in need of help. We work hard to promote the prevention of neglect, cruelty and harm to horses and provide support, advice and education to horse owners to try and remedy problems before they become too serious.

Future Generations: Horses have a powerful way of inspiring disengaged young people to reconnect with society. Our Changing Lives through Horses programme aims to improve the lives of disengaged young people and give them the opportunity to develop skills that enable them to return to education and/or employment.