Hayley Turner: Female jockey says retirement is at the right time

Hayley Turner says she no longer has the motivation to maintain her high standards and is convinced it is the correct time to retire.

Britain's leading female jockey is quitting the sport at the end of the Flat racing season in November.

The 32-year-old Nottingham-born rider told BBC East Midlands Today: "The time has come when I am ready to take my foot off the gas.

"I know I cannot succeed as a jockey if I carry on trying to do it."

Turner is the first female British jockey to ride 100 winners in a year, has more than 750 winners during her career and has ridden two Group One winners at the highest level in Britain.

She added: "To succeed as a jockey, you have to go all out, have your foot on the gas constantly and can't take days off. You can't pick and choose.

"It's what I have been doing for the last 15 years but I definitely feel like I have made the right decision.

"It has gone so fast. When I stop and look back it will be like 'that was a blur'."

Turner, who is based in Newmarket, will start working with the At The Races television channel before deciding on her next step.

"I have a few different things and don't want to say too much but I will see what drives me," she added.