Rachael Blackmore celebrates her win on Bob Olinger in the Paddy Power Stayers' Hurdle at Cheltenham. Picture: Harry Murphy/Sportsfile
Rachael Blackmore followed up her earlier win on Air of Entitlement to secure a double on Bob Olinger in the Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle at Cheltenham this afternoon.
The Killenaule jockey’s 8/1 chance beat his more fancied stablemate Teahupoo, the 7/4 favourite, into second place to make it a one-two for Robcour, which is owned by Clonmel businessman Brian Acheson and his family, who also own Blackmore's earlier winner Air of Entitlement.
Rachael Blackmore told ITV Racing, “I’m very lucky to get on these horses.
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“He (Bob Olinger) was brilliant. He has so much speed and he was able to use it today”.
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Brian Acheson told ITV Racing that Bob Olinger, who was Robcour's first Cheltenham winner, was “his third child” and “the dude”.
The 10-year-old is trained by Henry de Bromhead and it was his third win at the Cheltenham Festival.
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