Rachael Blackmore shall be on a mission to proceed rewriting the historical past books when she rides within the Grand Nationwide this weekend.
The 35-year-old cemented her legacy as a horse racing icon in 2021 after changing into the one feminine jockey to win the well-known race.
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The Irish celebrity triumphed aboard JP McManus-owned horse Minella Instances as an 11/1 shot.
The profitable combo didn’t repeat their feat the next 12 months, and the Henry de Bromhead-trained steed has since retired.
In 2023, Blackmore rode Ain’t That A Disgrace, who completed seventeenth, earlier than bouncing again aboard Minella Indo to position third final 12 months.
As one of the vital recognisable names within the sport, there’s all the time a eager curiosity from informal punters in backing ‘the Blackmore issue’.
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What horse is Rachael Blackmore driving within the Grand Nationwide 2025?
On the time of writing, Blackmore has but to make her choice on which horse she shall be driving this weekend.
The Irish jockey is prone to journey final 12 months’s Grand Nationwide entrant Minella Indo once more or Senior Chief for coach De Bromhead.
The pair have teamed as much as win the Grand Nationwide and Gold Cup in the previous few years and flourished at Cheltenham collectively.
Blackmore received the Stayers’ Hurdle aboard 8-1 shot Bob Olinger to finish a Competition double earlier this month.
She had beforehand claimed her first victory of this 12 months’s assembly for De Bromhead along with her very good journey on 16-1 likelihood Air Of Entitlement.
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Grand Nationwide 2025: Date and the right way to observe
The 2025 Grand Nationwide will happen on Saturday, April 5.
It’s anticipated to get began at round 4pm.
The race is run over 4 miles and two furlongs and is slightly below two circuits of the Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool.
It is going to seemingly final for 9 minutes, with the typical profitable time of the Grand Nationwide standing at 9 minutes and 10 seconds.
The motion shall be broadcast dwell and free-to-air on ITV. Additionally, you will have the ability to watch on-line by way of ITVX.
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