Randox Grand National: Rachael Blackmore dreaming of glory
By Nick Seddon
17:04 · MON April 05, 2021
Rachael Blackmore has dared to imagine herself winning the Randox Grand National but admits: “I try not to think about it too much.”
Watching the race on TV is the 31-year-old’s earliest memory of the sport and on Saturday she will bid to rewrite the history books by becoming the first female jockey to win the world’s greatest steeplechase in its 182-year history.
It would cap a remarkable three weeks for Blackmore, who was leading jockey at The Festival™ supporting WellChild at Cheltenham last month. However, she does admit finishing second in the Cheltenham Gold Cup left her with “a horrible feeling in my stomach”.