Irish jockey Rachael Blackmore has won praise on social media, following her appearance on The Late Late Show.
The 31-year-old appeared on the show to speak about her horse racing success, after her historic Grand National win last month.
The Tipperary native chatted to Ryan Tubridy about becoming the first female jockey to win the iconic horse race onboard Minella Times.
🏆 History in the Grand National@rachaelblackmor becomes the first female rider to win the £750,000 Randox Grand National aboard Minella Times @AintreeRaces
A 1-2 for @HenrydeBromhead too 👏 pic.twitter.com/RRIsIdKFjA
— Racing TV (@RacingTV) April 10, 2021
She also spoke about the incredible reaction to her performance at Cheltenham back in March, after she secured six wins at the festival.
On top of six wins, Rachael became the first female to be crowned Top Jockey at Cheltenham.
After her interview with Ryan aired, viewers took to Twitter to praise Rachael for being so “humble”.
What a nice humble person she is and a paragon of excellence #LateLateShow
— Anthony O’Connor (@Antcon7062) May 7, 2021
Rachael Blackmore comes across as a down to earth sound normal person there’s no heirs or graces with her at all #latelate #LateLateShow
— Graham Patchell 🇮🇪🇪🇺 (@GrahamPatchell) May 7, 2021
#LateLateShow #LateLate so proud of all your achievements #RachelBlackmore . You have done your country some service
— Patrick Rahilly (@PatrickRahilly4) May 7, 2021
Rachael on The Late Late Show
🤩🏇🏿
Getting used to having this legend in my sitting room weekly 🙌🏻#rachaelblackmore #thelatelateshow #latelateshow pic.twitter.com/PjHM8CNLXK— Dawn Leadon-Bolger (@Dawnesme) May 7, 2021
The greatest possible ambassador for Racing @rachaelblackmor @RTELateLateShow tonight . She explains the incredible reach of the @RandoxOfficial
Grand National @AintreeRaces#rachaelblackmore #HorseRacing #Aintree #LateLateShow @HenrydeBromhead pic.twitter.com/1GDmBV8gzr— Joe Seward (@JoeSeward1) May 7, 2021
Fantastic to see Rachel Blackmore on the #LateLateShow incredible woman 👏🏻🧡
— Gráinne🍯 (@grainnecremins2) May 7, 2021
Ah finally @rachaelblackmor is on #LateLateShow
She is so humble & such a talented sportsperson— Lesley Nic Roibín (@LesTunes) May 7, 2021
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