Rachel Blackmore: First female rider to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup

 

 

Rachel Blackmore (32) became the first female rider to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup, winning on A Plus Tard.

It was Blackmore’s second feature race success of the week, after her win on Honeysuckle on Tuesday’s Champion Hurdle.

The pair had finished second to stablemate Minella Indo last year, as Blackmore made no mistake on the 3-1 favourite, moving ahead of Minella Indo (7-1 ) after the last and racing clear to win for trainer Henry de Bromhead.