Cheltenham Festival tips: A Plus Tard can strike gold for Rachael Blackmore  

Rachael Blackmore can become the first woman to ride a Gold Cup winner just three days after she became the first female to win a Champion Hurdle

Rachael Blackmore with A Plus Tard on the gallops 

Having already made history once this week, Rachael Blackmore can do so again by steering A Plus Tard to victory in the Wellchild Cheltenham Gold Cup to crown a sensational week for both herself and Henry de Bromhead.

With dual winner Al Boum Photo in opposition, there won’t be the same level of expectation on A Plus Tard as there was on the unbeaten Honeysuckle in Tuesday’s Champion Hurdle.