Rachael Blackmore thrilled the crowd with a historic Gold Cup win on A Plus Tard.
The 3-1 favourite charged into contention in the Cheltenham Festival feature – and galloped on with gusto up the famous hill. A quick and fluent leap at the final fence took A Plus Tard to the lead, before he sprinted clear by 15 lengths. Blackmore's winner was the third winning favourite on the card from four races.
And it was yet another record for the top jockey, the first female to win the race and the Grand National. Before last year, a woman had not been leading rider at the Festival – but Blackmore took all the plaudits with her first title. "I'm so overwhelmed," Blackmore said after the Gold Cup.
