Lizzie Kelly

Lizzie Kelly (born 24 April 1993)[1] is a retired British jockey who participated in National Hunt racing.

[3] On Boxing Day 2015 however she gained what was then her most notable success to date when Tea For Two won the Kauto Star Novices' Chase, making her the first female jockey to win a Grade One race in Britain,[4] the horse being trained by Nick Williams and owned by her mother Jane Williams.

The following year, she won the Ultima Handicap Chase at the Cheltenham Festival, riding Coo Star Sivola, trained by Nick Williams.

She rode in the Cheltenham Gold Cup on Tea For Two for the second year in a row, where she finished seventh.

In July 2020, Kelly announced her immediate retirement from race riding following the news she was expecting her first child.