Fresh off her Cheltenham Gold Cup heroics, Rachael Blackmore was back in the winners' enclosure at Thurles on Saturday.
Having no time to celebrate her historic victory on A Plus Tard on Friday, Blackmore was back in her home county of Tipperary for a single ride.
This fact was a tip in itself as Blackmore's mount Gentlemansgame was well-backed into 11/8 favouritism for the Carey Glass Hurdle.
And the result never looked in doubt as the gelding travelled strongly before kicking clear for an eight-and-half length success.
Blackmore will now get a well-deserved break after a hectic week that also saw her partner Honeysuckle to retain her Champion Hurdle crown.
"I feel tired, and that’s the first thing that comes to mind! You’re tired because you can’t sleep with excitement and it was an incredible week,” she said.
“I feel so lucky and it is hard to comprehend. I’m getting to ride a lot of very good horses and Honeysuckle and A Plus Tard this week were incredible – steering them around was an easy task.
“You’d be an alien if you didn’t feel the pressure on Honeysuckle. However, that’s the type of pressure you want, as it means you’re heading to Cheltenham with a chance. It’s great when it works out.
“I was happy with her through the race, and while she maybe didn’t travel as well during the race and I was a little wider than I wanted, to be honest you can do anything on her. She always finds a way out of trouble and when you do ask her to go, she finds an extra gear.
“Walking back into the parade ring, the sound never let up and it was just black with people everywhere.”
She added: “A Plus Tard landed after the last and picked up incredibly. I wanted to ride him differently than last year and I didn’t want to be upsides Minella Indo again.
“I was in behind a few more horses than I wanted but was where I wanted to be and it’s great when it works out.”
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