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Betfair ambassador Rachael Blackmore's win in the 2021 Grand National has been ranked one of the most iconic in the race's history according to a Betfair poll of more than 1,500 sports fans.

The Irish jockey became the first woman to ever ride a winner in the Aintree showpiece when Minella Times won convincingly three years ago.

Only the race's most successful winner, Red Rum, who's 1978 victory made it the only horse to win the race three times, ranked higher in the survey in partnership with YouGov.

Tiger Roll's 2019 win came third, as the horse complete consecutive victories in the great race.

The survey was conducted to mark the Aintree Grand National Festival 2024 which starts on Thursday with the big race at 16:00 on Saturday.

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Grand National is number one with fans

Sports fans ranked the Grand National as the number one race on their sporting bucket lists. Of those polled, 53% said they would be watching the race on Saturday.

In terms of over all sporting bucket lists, only the FA Cup final at Wembley and a Wimbledon Championships final ranked about the famous Aintree race.

This year 34 runners will line up in the race and picking a winner is something that is hotly debated each year.

The Betfair poll has revealed that while almost a third pick their horse based on the form, the same amount admit they choose a horse for the Grand National based on its name.

A significant 35% of those polled say the name has to be something relatable, while something funny (27%) also proves to be popular.

As a nation of sports lovers, a horse's name with something related to football doesn't go amiss either.

Grand National Icons and Betfair Serial Winners

The survey was launched alongside a short film called Icons of the Grand National, featuring Rachael Blackmore alongside fellow winning jockey Ruby Walsh and winning trainer Paul Nicholls who all share their memories and love for the race.

This year's Grand National marks 60 years of the Injured Jockeys Fund, a charity that was set up to support, improve welfare and make a difference to the lives of jockeys.

Throughout this year's National Hunt season, Betfair and Rachael Blackmore have been supporting both the Injured Jockeys Fund and Irish Injured Jockeys with the Serial Winners Fund, a unique charity initiative.

Back in November, Betfair and Blackmore launched the fund at Haydock Park for the Betfair Chase with an initial £100,000 donation.

Since then, Betfair have committed to donating £5,000 every time Blackmore rides a winner up to the end of Grand National day, and so far a further £105,000 has been donated, taking the total up to £205,000 to date.

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