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‘I'm retired so I've to find a new job' – Watch Rachael Blackmore like you've never seen her before in Ascot preview
RACHAEL Blackmore joked she's trying to figure out her next job while previewing the Royal Ascot Festival.
The 35-year-old is fresh off
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Asked about what she considers 'power dressing' to be she cited her red ensemble
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Blackmore repeated that winning the Aintree Grand National was the greatest moment in her storied career
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She touched upon being at a real crossroads while partaking in a hilarious rapid-fire Q&A session ahead of
Asked what's the next thing in life that she wants to achieve, the Tipperary trailblazer laughed: "I'm retired so to find a new job."
Other amusing nuggets from this different sort of 'time trial' from the types which she's used to included her saying in place of giving a pep talk to one to of her horses, she used to go with a simple pat.
She also named The Notorious BIG' Old Thing Back as he go-to pre-race song to get herself pumped up while she opted for "Stairs" when quizzed on what she considers to be the best possible horse name.
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The 2025 Royal Ascot Festival will run from today, Tuesday June 17 until Saturday.
There's a
As usual,
Tuesday will see it broadcast from 1.30pm-5.30pm. That means everyone can avail of the free streaming platform provided by the Virgin Media Player.
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Heatwave alert
Organisers have
The Berkshire track missed most of last weekend's thunderstorms and grounds workers have been busy watering the track in the meantime.
Jim Delahunt's FREE horse racing tips - Royal Ascot Preview - Tuesday and Wednesday's action
With a heatwave of temperatures around 30C set to come into play it doesn't look like any rain will fall this week.
And, as of Tuesday morning, that caused the ground to change from good, good to firm in places, to officially good to firm, good in places.
The first of five day's top class racing kicks off at 2.30pm today with a blockbuster Queen Anne over a mile. And by then it is expected the ground will be good to firm all over.
Punters flocking to the track can expect to sip a Pimm's or two under some dazzling sunsets, with the mercury going from a max of 26C on Tuesday to 29C by Friday.
But it could push above the 30C barrier by Saturday, with much of the UK lined up for the hottest weather of the year so far.
The Met Office forecast for Tuesday predicts 'another fine and very warm day, with plenty of sunshine and light winds'.
And for the rest of the week the forecast reads: "Fine and increasingly hot through this period, with temperatures climbing by both day and night while winds remain light."
Hot air from Portugal - the Azores High - will sweep over Britain, sending the mercury soaring.
Met Office meteorologist Aidan McGivern said: "High pressure is building across the south of the UK and shifting the jet stream further north of the UK - that sets the scene for the rest of the week."
