Rachael Blackmore has revealed her hopes for Grand National day, with three runners going on Saturday at Aintree on behalf of trainer Henry De Bromhead.
Blackmore is coming off the back of a successful Cheltenham Festival, where she signed off her partnership with Honeysuckle in style with a win in the Mares' Hurdle on Champions Day. However, she faces a very different test on Saturday, riding the favourite in the Grand National at Aintree.
She became the first female jockey to win the race in 2021, and will go again this year with the aim of holding the rare distinction of being a two-time Grand National winning jockey. Her chances of doing just that appeared to be taking shape on Friday, with her ride, Ain't That A Shame emerging as 8/1 favourite having been heavily backed in.
