Ted and Katie Walsh salute Rachael Blackmore and ‘fantastic result for racing’
Trainer also thrilled with effort of National third Any Second Now. By Press Association Sunday 11 Apr 2021, 12:25 PM Sun 12:25 PM 6,132 Views 1 Comment
History made: Rachael Blackmore celebrates winning the Aintree Grand National.
Image: Alan Crowhurst/PA
Image: Alan Crowhurst/PA
TED AND KATIE Walsh have heaped praise on Rachael Blackmore following her historic victory in the Aintree Grand National.
Fresh on the heels of being crowned leading rider at the Cheltenham Festival, Blackmore became the first woman to ride the winner of the world’s most greatest steeplechase aboard the Henry de Bromhead-trained Minella Times.
The 2021 Randox Grand National: What the beaten jockeys and trainers said
Sat 10 Apr 2021
From hard-luck stories to great spins that were cut short, read what the beaten riders had to say after the Aintree spectacular on Saturday.
Aidan Coleman, Balko Des Flos (2nd)
“I couldn’t be happier with him. He was super. He jumped brilliantly and travelled into it really well. He did everything right but just didn’t win. All credit to him.”
Mark Walsh, Any Second Now (3rd)
“He was very unlucky, he very nearly got brought down at the third last and he’s done great to finish third.”
Rachael Blackmore made Grand National history by becoming the first female jockey to win the race as she steered Minella Times across the finishing line.
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IF Cheltenham racecourse gave us “the Greatest Show”, then this afternoon Aintree racecourse will bring us “the Greatest Race”, the Grand National. The first official winner of the National was the aptly named Lottery in 1839, trained by George Dockeray, and ridden by Jem Mason. Just before the race started at 3pm, hot money came in for four horses, Lottery, The Nun, Rust, and Daxon. Lottery was first across the line, The Nun was fifth, Rust pulled up, and Daxon fell. The race was famous for one other event when a horse called Conrad fell at the 22nd fence and threw his rider, Captain Martin Becher, into a brook where the captain took shelter to avoid injury. Hence the sixth and 22nd fence is now called Becher’s Brook.