Episode 2223: Director Of A New Rachael Blackmore Doc, Ross Whittaker Joins The Show; Presenter Freaky Friday
In case you’d forgotten just how astoundingly good a year 2021 was for Rachael Blackmore, it was brought right back into focus in the last fortnight as she swept up award after award, prizes which are the cherry on top of her six Cheltenham wins and victory in the Grand National.
#SPOTY update – @rachaelblackmor did make it eventually! @BBCSport @TomDaley1994 pic.twitter.com/TyuDfQs24L
— Ron Chakraborty (@RonChak) December 19, 2021
Those singular achievements are the focus of a new documentary – directed by friend of the show, Ross Whitaker – called ‘Rachael Blackmore: A Grand Year’, which airs on RTÉ One tomorrow night. Ross, who’s also recently directed brilliant docs on Katie Taylor and Shane Lowry, joins us today.
A taste of the new doc, arriving Dec 29th on @RTEOne at 9:25pm. https://t.co/dixKeBNZQ4
— Ross Whitaker (@rosswhitakertv) December 8, 2021
We chat about how you convince someone who’d prefer if she had no media obligations whatsoever to agree to a project like this, Rachael’s reluctance to position herself as a spokesperson for advancing women’s sport, why it was such a good thing that it was Rachael and not someone else who became the first female jockey to win the National, and the extraordinary esteem in which she’s held by the best jockeys out there.
Earlier this year, the jockey Rachael Blackmore shattered the myth that no woman could ever win the Grand National – by doing just that.
@LydiaHislop on how far women jockeys have come – and why the race is not yet won.
https://t.co/XHWdH8blza— Tortoise (@tortoise) December 18, 2021
Plus there’s a presenter role-reversal and Murph’s movie week.
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The Irish Times Sportswoman of the Year, the RTÉ Sports Personality of the Year, and the BBC World Sports Star of the Year
Rachael Blackmore raises the bar still higher ??????https://t.co/Q9NJCprLPS pic.twitter.com/eTJMwAy83I
— Second Captains (@SecondCaptains) December 20, 2021
Go to PatreonIt’s another @stadio crossover today as Ken chats to @ryanhunn about a subject very dear to Ryan’s heart: (the finally interesting again) Arsenal FC https://t.co/S72GXZy89O pic.twitter.com/xfyXT0uEgi
— Second Captains (@SecondCaptains) December 23, 2021