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Hijab-wearing jockey: ‘It took everyone by surprise’
In August 2019, 18-year-old Khadijah Mellah became the first jockey to ride in a race in Britain wearing a hijab.
With the help of her trusty mount 'Haverland', she went on to win that race.
Not bad for a teenager from Peckham - who just four months earlier hadn't even sat on a racehorse.
This clip is originally from The Emma Barnett Show on Tuesday 29 October 2019
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