Who will Rachael Blackmore ride in the 2024 Grand National and who is the other female jockey in the race?

The 2024 Randox Grand National (4.00 Saturday) features 32 runners and two will be partnered by female jockeys.

Among them is Rachael Blackmore, who made history when becoming the first female rider to win the Grand National in 2021 on Minella Times.

Here is the lowdown on Blackmore's ride this year and her chances of winning the Grand National, plus a profile for Gina Andrews, the other female rider in Saturday's race.

Chambard was due to be ridden by Lucy Turner, but her mount was declared a non-runner on the morning of the race.

Rachael Blackmore: rides Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Minella Indo for Henry de Bromhead in the 2024 Grand NationalCredit: Edward Whitaker

Rachael Blackmore

Who is she riding in the Grand National? Minella Indo

Forecast Grand National betting odds: 16-1

Rachael Blackmore is no stranger to making racing history and holds the distinction of being the first female jockey to win a host of big races, including the Grand National and Cheltenham Gold Cup.

Both of those successes, aboard Minella Times at Aintree and A Plus Tard at Cheltenham, came for Henry de Bromhead and on Saturday the jockey rides Gold Cup winner Minella Indo for the trainer.

The 11-year-old justified favouritism on his reappearance in a Punchestown Grade 3 in October before finishing last of four in the Grade 1 Ladbrokes Champion Chase at Down Royal the following month.

Minella Indo showed signs of a resurgence when last seen carrying top weight in the cross-country chase at Cheltenham in December, when he came home in fourth of 13 runners under Blackmore.

Blackmore is perhaps best known by many for her association with Honeysuckle. The duo twice won the Champion Hurdle before adding their second success in the Mares' Hurdle at last year's festival.

The jockey has been named RTÉ Sportsperson of the Year, in addition to BBC World Sport Star of the Year, and there is no doubt her Grand National mount will prove popular with punters on Saturday.

Spotlight comment: Minella Indo

Acts on heavy; won the 2021 Cheltenham Gold Cup and has always shaped as if stamina is a strong suit; while his powers are on the wane, so is his handicap mark and he took well to the Cheltenham cross-country in December when last seen; ante-post favourite for the Festival cross-country race there which was abandoned; it's ten years since any horse aged more than nine has won the National but 15 were placed in the last ten runnings (six in the last five) and 11-year-olds won it in 2012, 2013 and 2014.

Minella Indo16:00 Aintree

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Jky: Rachael Blackmore Tnr: Henry De Bromhead

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Gina Andrews: has already won around the Grand National course on LatenightpassCredit: Edward Whitaker

Gina Andrews

Who is she riding in the Grand National? Latenightpass

Forecast Grand National betting odds: 33-1

Gina Andrews is bidding for her own slice of history and will attempt to become the first female amateur jockey to win the Grand National when partnering Latenightpass, who has form over these fences.

Andrews, who became a Cheltenham Festival winner in 2017, has already won around the National course on Latenightpass, who won the 2022 Foxhunters' Chase, having been second the previous year.

The 11-year-old, who was also fourth in the Foxhunters' Chase last season, is trained by the jockey's husband and champion point-to-point trainer Tom Ellis and is owned and bred by her mother-in-law Pippa Ellis.

Spotlight comment: Latenightpass

Remote finish last time (sole start on heavy) was over hurdles; second, first and fourth in three editions of the Aintree Foxhunters'; that was over 2m5f but he also finished second (to Foxy Jacks) and first in two cross-country handicaps over 3m5f at Cheltenham late last year; those weren't the greatest stamina tests for the distance but he found plenty; back with champion point-to-point trainer Tom Ellis (with Dan Skelton earlier this term) and his first runner now he has a full licence, this 11-year-old needs a good deal of respect with his Aintree record under the trainer's wife Gina Andrews.

Latenightpass16:00 Aintree

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Jky: Miss Gina Andrews Tnr: T Ellis

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