Even now, girls still have to be quite assertive to get on. “I knew my value to him was as a lightweight jockey. To ride at 7st 2lb I had to be 6st 12lb stripped. There were only a couple of ...

The first ever female Muslim jockey to race in Britain ... athletes pushing through and paving the way forward for girls and women with sporting dreams. Athletes like Khadijah Mellah, who made ...