Rachael Blackmore and Henry de Bromhead were coming back down to earth on Monday as they reflected on last week’s Champion Hurdle and Gold Cup victories at the Cheltenham Festival.
For the Waterford trainer, it was the second year in succession he had won both feature races, as well as providing the Gold Cup runner-up in Minella Indo.
Crucially for Blackmore, however, she got the choice right in the big one as having finished second on A Plus Tard last year, she stayed loyal and reversed placings with Minella Indo this time around.
