Irish Examiner view: Rachael a sure bet for Sportsperson of the Year

Rachael Blackmore with Champion Hurdle winner Honeysuckle. Picture: Lorraine O'Sullivan/PA Wire

What more can be said about Rachael Blackmore that hasn’t been said already?

Less than 24 hours after her historic Gold Cup victory last Friday, the jockey was back in the saddle riding the appropriately named Gentlemansgame to victory in Thurles. Yesterday, she received a hero’s welcome back to Henry de Bromhead’s training yard in Waterford.