The evolution of Rachael Blackmore: from little-known rider to unstoppable force

De Bromhead on Blackmore's title challenge: 'We are trying to support her as best we can and wouldn’t be fantastic if she was.'

Rachael Blackmore: superstar jockey has broken down barriers this seasonCredit: John Grossick (racingpost.com/photos)

Cheers, Rachael. Now everybody knows your name.

When Ed Chamberlin put it to her that he had lost count of the amount of kids who told him they wanted to grow up to be Rachael Blackmore, she replied: "I just can't believe I'm Rachael Blackmore."

The Rachael Blackmore of 2021 is certainly a very different Rachael Blackmore to the one of 2011. Not in person, but in prestige. She has somehow managed to stay humble while her world has been turned upside up. No career has ever been upcycled in the way that hers has.

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David JenningsDeputy Ireland editor

Published on 10 April 2021inGrand National festival

Last updated 22:53, 10 April 2021

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