What horse is Rachael Blackmore riding at the Grand National 2024?

RACHAEL BLACKMORE is back in action this weekend at Aintree in what's sure to be a bumper few days of action.

Blackmore rode at Cheltenham earlier this year but didn't feature in the Gold Cup.

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Instead she triumphed in the Champions' Chase on outsider Captain Guinness.

Now she's back in the big time and looking to secure her second Grand National win following her success in 2021.

Blackmore was the first EVER female winner of the Aintree fixture.

That race was behind closed doors, as she cruised home to victory on JP McManus-owned horse Minella Times, trained by Henry De Bromhead.

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Blackmore failed to repeat her success in 2022 as Minella Times fell at Valentine's Brook on the tricky course.

The jockey will be riding for legendary trainer De Bromhead once again in 2024, but will be doing so on a different horse.

That horse, however, is one she's been very successful with in the past as well.

What horse is Rachael Blackmore riding at the Grand National?

Blackmore, 34, will ride Minella Indo at the Grand National on Saturday, April 13, 2024.

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Minello Indo stormed to victory in the Cheltenham Gold Cup in 2021 with Blackmore at the helm.

And now Minella Indo will be looking to become the first horse to win both the Cheltenham Gold Cup and the Grand National since L'Escargot in 1975.

In 2023, Blackmore rode Ain't That A Shame in the National but finished a disappointing 17th.

Minella Indo isn't one of the favourites to win this year but punters will be hoping the "Blackmore factor" will prove to be a crucial one.

Ain’t That A Shame has been entered again too, after being bought by millionaire David Maxwell.

The real estate entrepreneur and amateur jockey will be making his debut riding his own horse in the world's most famous jumps race.