BRIDGET ANDREWS celebrated her first Cheltenham win with a kiss from boyfriend Harry Skelton… after beating him.
The couple embraced each other at the finishing post after she rode Mohaayed to glory in the Randox in the Randox Health County Handicap Hurdle.
Skelton, who rode stablemate Spiritofthegames, finished joint-fifth.
After kissing and congratulating his girlfriend, Skelton then hugged his brother Dan, who had trained Mohaayed.
After the emphatic victory, Andrews said: “It’s unbelievable.
“He’s given me a dream ride. He galloped all the way to the line.
“I couldn’t believe he handled the ground.
“He’s got some good form in the book, we knew he could do it but sort of wrote him off because of the ground.
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“I just can’t believe it.”
Proud trainer Dan Skelton added: “I am a professional and I should not be crying but she has just won a race at the Festival.
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“Bridget is gritty, she is tough and she rides well.
“I think it’s about time we stopped talking about lady jockeys and just call them jockeys.”
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