They’re hardy folk, jockeys. It was less than 24 hours after she put our hearts crossways with that fall at the 10th in the Grand National that Rachael Blackmore was back in action in Tramore last Sunday, and any of us worrying that she might be feeling a bit shook were made to look like the eejits that we are when she rode Hide and Seek to victory in her first race back in the saddle — and an hour later did the very same on board Prince Zaltar.
After she won the Gold Cup on A Plus Tard, the Tipperary woman apologised for struggling to find new ways of summing up her elation. “I wish I had better English to describe how I feel, …
- April 14, 2022
