In the world of Irish horse racing, Rachael Blackmore is a superstar - and with the 2021 Cheltenham Festival just days away, she boasts an enviable book of rides.
Rapidly climbing up the ranks in National Hunt racing, Blackmore finds herself locked at the top of the Irish Jockeys' Championship with Paul Townend.
Currently, Townend - backed by the might of Willie Mullins - stands on 90 winners to Blackmore's 83 in what is very much a two-horse race - with the next best rider on 57 winners for the current season.
But away from Ireland and with Cheltenham now within touching distance, Blackmore will set her sights on some of the biggest prizes in national hunt racing.
Also worth noting is that Blackmore - who needs just four more festival wins to equal Nina Carberry, the leading all-time female jockey at the Cheltenham Festival - has a real chance to go one better, a potential seismic moment for the sport.
What rides will she have at Cheltenham?
Rachael Blackmore is set to ride A Plus Tard in the WellChild Cheltenham Gold Cup, trainer Henry de Bromhead has revealed, with Jack Kennedy on his other runner, Minella Indo.
Blackmore partnered A Plus Tard to victory in the Close Brothers Novices' Handicap Chase in 2019 and when third in the Ryanair Chase last year.
De Bromhead has confirmed Honeysuckle as a definite runner in the Unibet Champion Hurdle, giving Blackmore another major chance in one of the showpiece events at Cheltenham.
Elsewhere, Blackmore will also take to the saddle to ride Bob Olinger in the Ballymore Novices' Hurdle, as well as Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase runner Notebook.
Previous Cheltenham Festival winners
2020 Honeysuckle Close Brothers Mares' Hurdle
2019 Minella Indo Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle
2019 A Plus Tard Northern Trust Company Novices' Handicap Chase
Cheltenham Festival top jockey odds
2-5* Paul Townend
7-2 Jack Kennedy
12-1 Nico de Boinville
14-1 Rachael Blackmore
20-1 Mark Walsh
20-1 Harry Cobden
25-1 Aidan Coleman
33-1 Harry Skelton
33-1 Danny Mullins
50-1 bar
*Odds correct at the time of publication, subject to change
