Rachael Blackmore made history with a stunning Boodles Gold Cup win on favourite A Plus Tard.
The 3-1 favourite jumped into the lead at the final fence and sprinted 15 lengths clear from Minella Indo (7-1). It was a direct reversal of the placings from last year's renewal, as A Plus Tard finished second to his Henry de Bromhead-trained stablemate.
Blackmore is the first female jockey to win the Gold Cup, the Cheltenham Festival's feature race. It added to her glittering CV, as she was also the last female rider to win the Grand National and Champion Hurdle in 2021. Blackmore said: “I just can’t believe it. I’m so lucky to be getting to ride all these kind of horses. You can’t do this without the horses and being attached to Henry’s yard is just absolutely phenomenal. To give me this horse is unbelievable I don’t know what to say.
