Cabin crew member Olive Murphy hopes for flyer at Cheltenham

Aer Lingus transatlantic cabin crew member Olive Murphy will turn pilot at the upcoming Cheltenham race meeting.

Mounted on a half-tonne thoroughbred, the mother-of-two from Patrickswell, Co Limerick, will race round the famous Prestbury Park course in a challenge for the Injured Jockeys Fund.

Olive is one of 12 jockeys chosen from more than 100 applicants to ride in the race and trainer, JonJo O’Neill, is giving her a horse named Churchfield for the race.