Overview
- She finished fifth in the 2m5f JCB Handicap Hurdle at Kempton on Guchen for trainers Kim Bailey and Mat Nicholls.
- Guchen, a five-year-old owned by the Friends of the Ebony Horse Club, was reported as a 12-1 chance before the race.
- Aswat progressed from early riding at St James's City Farm in Gloucester through the Riding A Dream Academy scholarship and the British Racing School foundation course.
- She said she was proud to achieve her long-held goal and thanked Bailey, Nicholls and the owners for their trust.
- Academy co-founder Naomi Lawson and Khadijah Mellah praised the milestone for visibility in racing, noting only about two to three percent of licensed jockeys come from ethnically diverse communities.