LUCY Alexander has capped yet another great season, becoming the first female in history to win the conditional jockeys' championship title.

The 22-year-old daughter of Fife trainer, Nick Alexander – already Britain's most successful female jump jockey – added another entry to the record books, when securing this term's conditional title.

"I am delighted to have won the title and also relieved, as it did get very close in the last couple of weeks," said Lucy. "It means a lot to me."

Lucy's latest accolade comes on the back of a recent Lesters award for Lady Jockey of the Year – a great tribute from her fellow riders.

Her victorious tally included winners for 14 trainers throughout the season, after securing rides for 51 yards.

Fittingly, 21 of this season's 38 winners came from the Kinneston yard of her father, Nick, who has every reason to be proud of his daughter's outstanding achievements.

He describes her latest success as 'a wonderful result for Lucy, northern racing, and every aspiring girl jump jockey'.

"It's hard to believe that a little 30 horse yard in Scotland could produce a national champion," he continued, "and profound thanks go to the team of staff and owners here, as well as everyone else who has supported her, particularly her agent, Richard Hale.

"Of course, huge credit must go to Lucy herself who has worked incredibly hard – her sheer grit, fitness and determination to overcome so many "minor" injuries have been an inspiration to everyone, and she combines those attributes with a natural talent in the saddle which will hopefully continue to produce plenty of winners," he added.

The fact Lucy was sidelined for five weeks after breaking her collarbone, and was off for a week with concussion, makes her feat even more remarkable.

She won almost 10 per cent of her 381 races this year, totalling prize-money of around £250,000.

A double on the opening afternoon of Perth Festival boosted Lucy's winning tally to 37, taking Scotland's only professional lady jockey two clear of Brendan Powell.

A further success on the Festival's final day, secured Lucy the prestigious accolade with a final victory toll of 38.

On April 24, Lucy partnered 12-1 chance Standintheband, trained at Fife by her father Nick, to win the maiden hurdle race, and then added the concluding handicap hurdle race on the Tim Easterby-trained Deepsand.

Two days later, Lucy brought home another winner for her father when Frankie's Promise quickened away to head the bumper.

Sadly, her second ride of the opening afternoon – Goldtrek – was fatally injured when falling four out in the mares handicap hurdle race.

Jedburgh jockey, Callum Bewley, produced a strong finish aboard Ahdehken to win the amateur riders handicap hurdle race.

The winner is trained at Hawick by Alistair Whillans for the Jethart Justice syndicate.

While Lucy Alexander was enjoying dual success at Perth, Grand National winning jockey, Ryan Mania, scored a victorious hattrick at Sedgefield.

Handicap hurdle winner Solis, trained by Dianne Sayer ,for East Lothian owner Dennis Coppola, provided the Galashiels jockey with his first success since his epic Aintree victory on Auroras Encore.

The 23-year-old completed the second leg of his double aboard Tahiti Pearl in the 2½-mile handicap chase, before again teaming up with Sue Smith to add a further National title when Lackamon cruised home to land the Durham National.

Northern Area ladies' point-to-point champion, Catherine Walton, won the novice handicap chase riding Badgers Retreat.

Lucinda Russell began the second day of Perth's Festival fixture with a quickfire double.

The Milnathort trainer saddled Lone Foot Laddie, who 'loves jumping' to record his first success in the opening two-mile novice hurdle race.

Stablemate Urban Kode followed suit to win the two-mile handicap hurdle race, in the hands of Hawick jockey, Craig Nichol.

The Russell yard was deprived of a treble when Wild Geese had to concede the three-mile novice chase to Fiddlers Reel, who produced a game display for a 1½ length success.

The home-bred 10-year-old is owned and trained near Kelso by Jane Clark.

Under a different code at Newcastle the same afternoon, Titus Bolt –trained by Jim Goldie for Ian Dalgleish -landed the 1m 2f handicap.

Lucinda Russell and Grant Cockburn were quickly back in the winner's enclosure when Kris Cross stayed on strongly to win the conditional jockeys handicap hurdle race on the Festival's final day.

Ryan Mania made a victorious return to his home track on April 29, when Kelso staged the first Scottish fixture of the 2013/14 jumps season.

The 23-year-old Aintree hero received a rousing cheer from the local crowd as he was led into the winner's enclosure aboard You Know Yourself, after Sue Smith's charge won the three-mile handicap chase.

It was the Galashiels jockey's first appearance at the Borders racecourse since his epic Grand National victory on Auroras Encore.

Mania had earlier suffered a close defeat in an exciting finish to the two-mile handicap chase, which saw Jedburgh trainer Harriet Graham saddle both the winner and the third.

Newcastle specialist, Prince Tam, whose four wins over fences have all been recorded at the track, landed his first Kelso success with a game performance.

The winner carries the colours of Elgin-born owner Gail Joughin

The in-form Jedburgh handler was deprived of a double half-an-hour later when Scotswell was beaten by a nose in a thrilling finish to the 2m 6f handicap hurdle race.

The gelding made the running, only to be headed in the final strides by Arctic Court, trained by Jim Goldie for East Lothian owners Ray and Anita Anderson Green.

Carluke Keith Dalgeish saddled Nature's Law to win the six-furlong fillies maiden at Redcar, on May 2, while over the jumps at Sedgefield, Wilson Renwick rode Pyjama Game to head the three-mile handicap chase for Rose Dobbin.

There was a further success for the Dalgleish stable when Champagne Babe, a £4500 purchase out of a winning juvenile sprinter, won the five-furlong maiden at Thirsk on May 4.

Selkirk farmer, Stuart Coltherd and Jedburgh jockey, Gary Rutherford, proved a winning team at Hexham on May 4, when their joint effort with Surprise Vendor opened his chasing account with a convincing success in the two-mile handicap chase.

"He is not very big and he is probably a better hurdler than chaser but it is good to get off the mark over fences," said the winning jockey.

"He was slightly disappointing at Kelso, but I was a little way out of my ground and I had him a bit handier today," he added.

Show Public was the impressive victor of the prestigious Heart of All England maiden hunter chase, in the capable hands of Hawick jockey Jamie Hamilton.

A winner at Friars Haugh, the 4-1 chance is owned and trained at Bonchester Bridge by Phillipa Shirley-Beavan, who purchased him in France as a foal.

Ryan Mania was back in the winner's enclosure when riding Highrate won the 2m 7f handicap chase.