What are the horses Rachael Blackmore is riding on Day 1 of Cheltenham Festival 2024

RACHAEL BLACKMORE will take to the saddle at Prestbury Park once again this year.

The jockey famously rode A Plus Tard to Gold Cup victory at Cheltenham Festival 2022.

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Blackmore became the first female rider to win the historic race at Prestbury Park two years ago.

And the 34-year-old’s triumph in the Cheltenham Gold Cup has been crowned the most iconic in the race’s 100-year existence.

Blackmore also made history at the 2021 Grand National riding Minella Times to victory at Aintree.

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What are the horses Rachael Blackmore is riding on Day 1 of Cheltenham Festival?

Here are all the horses Rachael Blackmore is riding on the opening day of Cheltenham Festival:

Slade Steel in the 1.30pm Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle.

Quilixios in the 2.10pm My Pension Expert Arkle Challenge Trophy Novices’ Chase.

Eklat De Rire in the 2.50pm Ultima Handicap Chase.

Telmesomethinggirl in the 4.10pm in the Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle.

Cheltenham Festival 2024 schedule

Champion Day – Tuesday, March 12 

• 13:30 – Supreme Novices’ Hurdle 
• 14:10 – Arkle Challenge Trophy 
• 14:50 – Handicap Steeple Chase 
• 15:30 – Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy
• 16:10 – Mares’ Hurdle 
• 16:50 – Juvenile Handicap Hurdle 
• 17:30 – National Hunt Steeple Chase Challenge Cup 

Ladies Day – Wednesday, March 13 

• 13:30 – Novices’ Hurdle 
• 14:10 – Novices’ Steeple Chase 
• 14:50 – Coral Cup Hurdle
• 15:30 – Queen Mother Champion Steeple Chase 
• 16:10 – Cross Country Steeple Chase
• 16:50 – Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Steeple Chase Challenge Cup
• 17:30 – Champion Bumper 

St. Patrick’s Thursday – Thursday, March 14 

• 13:30 – Turners Novices’ 
• 14:10 – Pertemps Network Final 
• 14:50 – Ryanair Steeple Chase 
• 15:30 – Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle 
• 16:10 – Magners Plate
• 16:50 – Jack de Bromhead Mares Novices’ Hurdle 
• 17:30 – Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup

Gold Cup Day – Friday, March 15

• 13:30 – Triumph Hurdle 
• 14:10 – County Handicap Hurdle
• 14:50 – Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle
• 15:30 – Cheltenham Gold Cup 
• 16:10 – Festival Challenge Cup Open Hunters’ Steeple Chase 
• 16:50 – Mares’ Steeple Chase 
• 17:30 – Martin Pipe Conditional Jockey’s Handicap Hurdle