Rachael Blackmore has been singled out by legendary jockey Ruby Walsh as racing’s ‘headline star’ after another positive week at Cheltenham.
Blackmore, 34, upset the odds to win the Champion Chase on Captain Guinness earlier this week.
And Walsh followed that up by calling the Irishwoman ‘incredile’ and ‘wonderful’ to watch.
“There’s not exactly many big races left that Rachael Blackmore hasn’t won,” he told RTE.
“Every sport needs a story and needs a headline star and we’re lucky to have Willie Mullins and Paul Townend and Gordon Elliott and Jack Kennedy, but whatever Rachael Blackmore does just exceeds whatever those gentleman do.”
