Rachael Blackmore celebrates her triumph. Credit: PA
Rachael Blackmore made history at Aintree as she became the first female jockey to win the Grand National on Minella Times.
Blackmore led home a one-two for trainer Henry de Bromhead, winning at 11-1 from 100-1 runner-up Balko Des Flos.
The Irish jockey, who last month was the first female jockey to win the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham – on De Bromhead’s Honeysuckle – bided her time before challenging and leading two out en route to even greater glory at Aintree.
Aidan Coleman partnered Balko Des Flos – and Any Second Now was third for trainer Ted Walsh, with Willie Mullins’ Burrows Saint finishing fourth to complete a clean sweep for Irish horses.
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A general view of the runners and riders setting off in the 2021 Grand National (Image: PA Wire)
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Cloth Cap is a stone well in and his master trainer thinks he will win – what s not to like about the Grand National favourite?
Putting aside his short odds – he might go off a skinnier price than Tiger Roll (4-1) two years ago and could even eclipse Poethlyn (11-4) as the National s shortest-priced winner – Cloth Cap appears to have all the credentials for the race.
Jonjo O Neill ended a long wait, first as a jockey and then a trainer, for National success when saddling Don t Push It to glory for Sir Anthony McCoy in 2010.
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