Rachael Blackmore and Katie Taylor could both win RTE sportsperson of the year

Rachael Blackmore has become joint favourite with Katie Taylor to win the RTÉ Sportsperson of the Year award.

In 2021, Rachael was crowned RTÉ Sportsperson of the Year, while Katie was given the gong in 2020.

BoyleSports claim that Tipperary native Rachael was cut into 3/1 from 4/1 to win the RTÉ Sportsperson of the Year for the second year in a row after she won back-to-back Champion Hurdle titles with the amazing Honeysuckle on Tuesday.

Then on Friday Rachael recorded more history at Prestbury Park when winning the Gold Cup with the Henry De Bromhead trained A Plus Tard meaning the jockey had completed the Champion Hurdle/Gold Cup double.

Rachael is now 2/1 joint favourite to win another RTÉ Sportsperson of the Year award and now joins Bray boxer Katie Tayor at the head of the betting.

Katie Taylor (pictured) won the gong in 2020 (Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxing)

Sarah Kinsella, spokesperson for BoyleSports, said: “Just like Honeysuckle, we are running out superlatives to describe Rachael Blackmore. She has achieved so much in such a short space of time, and we now make her the 2/1 joint favourite to win another RTÉ Sportsperson of the Year award after she won the Champion Hurdle and the Gold Cup.

"With the Grand National in Aintree and Fairyhouse yet to come, we can see those odds go even shorter if she manages to win more big titles.”