Geri Horner goes wild celebrating big racing winner alongside husband Christian… thanks to world’s tallest jockey
THIS is the brilliant moment former Spice Girl Geri Horner went wild in the stands celebrating her big racing winner - thanks to the world's tallest jockey.
Geri and F1 boss husband Christian were at Warwick to see Lift Me Up win a three-mile hunters' chase at odds of 15-2.
The £2,000 prize money will mean little to the multi-millionaire couple.
But nothing beats the thrill of a winner - and the pair can now start dreaming of Cheltenham in March thanks to their stable star.
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Lift Me Up finished strongly in the gruelling contest under Jack Andrews, who is believed to be the tallest jockey in the world at a lofty 6ft 4ins.
Racing TV cameras captured the moment Geri erupted in joy in the stands, hugging Christian after cheering her nine-year-old gelding home.
The St James's Place Hunters' Chase at March's Festival could now easily be the target for Lift Me Up, who cost £28,000 and is named after her 1999 single.
Jumps racing's biggest week of the year is already a huge hit with celebrities.
But having two A-listers there as owners - alongside the likes of Sir Alex Ferguson and Harry Redknapp - would take the meeting into another dimension.
There's a long way to go before that, though, and for now the pair looked over the moon to celebrate the point-to-pointer's big day on a cold and gloomy January afternoon.
It also showed the couple are tighter than ever after Red Bull boss Horner's 'sexting' scandal of last year.
The motorsport supremo was cleared of misconduct towards a female colleague, an allegation he always denied, by an internal probe in February.
He was accused by a Red Bull F1 employee of sending suggestive messages, in texts that were leaked.
A KC cleared Horner for a second time in August after the unnamed accuser launched an appeal following the investigation.
Horner praised Geri's strength through the personal and professional nightmare, saying: "My wife has been unbelievable, fantastic. Your partner is always the one you share your difficulties with.
“She has been absolutely outstanding and hugely supportive.”
A source told The Sun in August the drama had meant 'weeks of hell' for the family and added: "Geri is very relieved."
The couple have previously spoken how horses help them 'escape the madness'.
They're often spotted at point-to-point meetings together and have named their runners - including It's Raining Men and Mi Chico Latino - after Geri's big songs.
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