Victoria Pendleton's bid to go from Olympic cycling champion to Cheltenham jockey is on track after getting the go-ahead to ride at the festival next week.

The former cyclist for Great Britain, who suffered a fall on Pacha du Polder in her National Hunt debut last month, has been working for a year on the change in sport and recorded her first win at Wincanton recently.

Pendleton will go on the same mount in the Foxhunter Chase for amateur riders.