After Rachael Blackmore recorded phenomenal success at the 2021 Cheltenham Festival, one of the first questions on punters' lips this year will be 'which rides is she taking on?' The 32-year-old jockey recorded the most victories at the 2021 Cheltenham Festival with six wins - only Ruby Walsh has ridden more at a single festival with seven - and in doing so became the first female leading jockey at the event, so it's no wonder she is being closely watched by punters.
The Tipperary native also became the first female jockey to win the Champion Hurdle on Honeysuckle on the opening day of last year's festival - and followed it up this year by retaining her title on the same mare on day one. Her only mistake at Cheltenham so far seems to have been her selection for last year's Gold Cup, where she rode A Plus Tard over the winner Minella Indo.
Just three weeks after her 2021 Cheltenham exploits, Blackmore then became the first woman jockey to win the Grand National on Minella Times.
