Blackmore warms up for landmark Classic mount with victory on Thornton's Oromo

Rachael Blackmore warmed up for her first mount in an Irish Classic when she guided the Karl Thornton-trained Oromo to an emphatic victory in division one of the 1m5½f handicap at Fairyhouse.

The insatiable 30-year-old has been booked to partner King Of The Throne for Emmet Mullins in Saturday’s Irish Derby. She has carved a lucrative niche for herself on the Flat during the summer months in recent years, and this was her third win on the level in the past couple of weeks.

Karl Thornton and Rachael Blackmore pictured with Oromo after their successCredit: Patrick McCann

“As Rachael said he was probably the best horse in the race,” Thornton admitted of the 3-1 market leader. “He's a grand, fun horse. I'd say he'll go back over hurdles now but there might be another one in him on the Flat.”