The 57-year-old mathematician admitted she was anxious when she met a horse following the final race at Ascot last Saturday. Carol Vorderman got to greet Subway Surf after she finished third in the Flat race, a form of jump racing. The unlikely meeting left the TV star weak at the knees, although she was thrilled to have patted the five-year-old mare. "I was so nervous,” the former Countdown star recounted. “My knees are still shaking.”
However, she gushed about the “beautiful” creature and the day's events, with her adding: “It doesn't get any better than Ascot.”
“That was amazing,” she told Racing Post. “It's the first time I've seen her race, and isn't she beautiful?"
On her Twitter account, Carol shared a picture of herself standing beside the delightful horse.
The mother-of-two looked stunning in a bright red coat, which she wore over a turtle neck jumper.
Her hair was worn in tousled waves and she donned a pair of black spectacles and drop-earrings.
She captioned the snap: “Me and my girl in the winners' enclosure....@Ascot Our wonderful trainer @kimbaileyracing thinks we are going to have a great next season with her....ooh so happy.”
