Rachael Blackmore lands Cheltenham role

The retired jockey will take up a new position as Head of Ladies Day at the Cheltenham Festival as the track aim to attract more female racegoers

NEW ROLE: Rachael Blackmore is relishing seeing 'what race days are like from the other side of the rails'. Picture: David Davies/PA 

The groundbreaking former rider Rachael Blackmore will take up a new role as Head of Ladies Day at the Cheltenham Festival as the track aim to attract more female racegoers.

Data collated by the Jockey Club shows only a quarter of Cheltenham attendees across the season are female, a lower figure than the general 39%  throughout jump tracks according to separate research undertaken by the Racecourse Association and Great British Racing.