Three Women That Have a Great Chance of Grand National Success In 2023 – The Grand National is a race that is part of popular culture in the UK.
It is one of the highlights of the year for racing enthusiasts and is still very much enjoyed by those who don’t necessarily follow the sport closely.
Here is a look at three women who will have a great chance of recording success as either a trainer or jockey this year.
Lucinda Russell
Scottish-based National Hunt trainer Lucinda Russell became the fourth woman to win the Grand National as a trainer in 2017 when One For Arthur landed the world’s most famous steeplechase. She could be set for a second victory in 2023 as her chaser Corach Rambler is one of the leading Grand National festival tips 2023. He tops the betting at 7/1 to prevail in the feature race.
Russell is having an excellent season in the sport. The highlight so far was her triumph in the 2023 Ultima Handicap Chase at the Cheltenham Festival. Corach Rambler won that contest for the second time in his career. His trainer will be delighted with the way he stayed on strongly at the business end of the race. That performance indicates he will appreciate the marathon distance at Aintree.
Rachael Blackmore
Leading Irish jockey Rachael Blackmore made history in 2021 when she became the first female rider to win the Grand National.
She partnered Minella Times to success, as the Irish chaser took advantage of his low position in the weights.
It was a huge moment in the sport, as Blackmore showed that female jockeys can have success in the biggest race in jumps racing. She gave her horse an excellent ride, keeping him out of trouble and producing him with his challenge at exactly the right time.
Blackmore is set to ride Ain’t That A Shame in the race this year for trainer Henry de Bromhead. The Gowran Park winner has one of the lowest weight allocations in the field.
Venetia Williams
With two entries in this year’s race, Venetia Williams will have a good chance of winning the Grand National for the second time in her career. The Aramstone Stables-based trainer is set to saddle Quick Wave and Royale Pagaille, two horses that have had a good season on the track.
Quick Wave has won three of his last four races, including the Grand National Trial at Haydock. That contest took place over 3m4½f and he stayed on strongly to score by less than a length at the Lancashire racecourse.
Royal Pagaille has yet to prevail this season, but his form has been very solid at the highest level. He finished second in King George VI Chase at Kempton on Boxing Day, while on his last outing, he came home sixth of 13 runners in the Cheltenham Gold Cup.
Williams won the Grand National in 2009 with Mon Mome when he was a surprise 100/1 winner of the Aintree feature. That success ensured she became just the second female trainer to win the race, after Jenny Pitman.
This year’s Grand National takes place on the 15th of April and it will be the 175th renewal in the history of the world-famous steeplechase.
Poppy Watt