Rachael Blackmore cuts Paul Townend’s jockeys’ championship lead to nine with Fairyhouse win

An 86th winner this season in Ireland put Blackmore one closer to a possible first jockeys’ championship

Rachael Blackmore was back in action at Fairyhouse following her Aintree Grand National win last weekend. Picture: Healy Racing

Aintree and Irish Grand National winning-jockeys Rachael Blackmore and Ricky Doyle were both amongst the winners at Fairyhouse, the former putting herself one winner closer to a possible first jockeys’ championship.

The victory, aboard the Henry de Bromhead-trained Somptueux, in the Follow Fairyhouse On Social Media Rated Novice Chase, brought her 86 this season in Ireland, nine behind the side-lined reigning champ Paul Townend. It remains a tall order, but a few more before the Punchestown festival could make the final few days of the season extra-special.