Rachael Blackmore: 'I’ve re-watched it a few times, and I didn’t sleep at all on Saturday night'

“There’s no taking away from the fact that it wasn’t that long ago people were saying women shouldn’t ride in the National - but personally it’s never been an experience I’ve had, and it should be something that racing is very proud of.”

Rachael Blackmore celebrates winning the Randox Grand National on Minella Times at Aintree. Picture: Alan Crowhurst/PA

Grand National winner Rachael Blackmore admits she was unable to sleep on Saturday night as she relived her Aintree heroics.

Just weeks after breaking boundaries at the Cheltenham Festival, by being crowned the leading rider in the Cotswolds, Blackmore outdid even that on Merseyside.