The Betchworth Kid is a 40-1 shot but has won three times under Turner.
“He’s probably not Group One level but has been running really well,” she adds.
“If you get lots of rain and some horses don’t perform, then you never know. He takes some knowing, I do know him and he runs well for me. I’ve had a lot of races on him and I think he just likes me.”
Turner herself is likeable. She is down to earth, has a cheeky sense of humour, and an enthusiasm for ideas to shake up horse racing.
“They need to make it a bit more fun. I suggested there should be an all-girl team in the Shergar Cup [the racing team event at Ascot in August] but I haven’t heard anything back,” she said.
“I told the girls in America and they were up for it. Maybe me, Emma-Jayne Wilson and Chantal Sutherland as a team.”
Turner also wants to repeat her 2008 feat of riding 100 winners in a calendar year.
“At the time I didn’t realise it was such a big deal,” admits the Newmarket-based rider.
“Then I realised how difficult it is to do, so I would love to do it again to show it wasn’t a fluke.”
While not a victim of her own success, her progress has led to greater competition from other women jockeys, such as Cathy Gannon.
“It has opened a lot of doors for other girls. They see that it can be done, and I just want to keep in front,” she says.
“I went over to America recently and there are loads of girls riding there when there didn’t used to be. It’s just expanding massively.
“If they are good enough, they will get on. I don’t think people make such a big deal about it now. It’s quite normal for a girl to be having rides at Royal Ascot.”
But does the argument not apply, as in other sports, that many sportsmen are physically stronger than their female counterparts?
“The horses are the athletes at the end of the day. It’s not just about strength being a jockey,” she says.
“It’s about being in the right place at the right time, placing your horses, knowing the form.”
While one might expect the weighing room to be packed with testosterone, Turner paints a picture of equal opportunities.
“The lads will always help you and pull you up if you are doing something wrong,” says Turner, who changes in a separate area from the men.