The 36-year-old former champion became the first woman to win the Grand National in 2021 and the first woman to win the following year, and while she is aware she is “privileged” to be a trailblazer, she never wanted to “draw attention” to her sex.

Rachael – who announced her retirement last May – said: “I don’t think I’m uncomfortable with it – its just that when I was riding it’s not something I ever wanted to highlight, because I didn’t want to be treated any differently.

“I didn’t see any benefit for me as a jockey, drawing attention to that.

“I always deflected it, but I’m under no illusions how privileged I am to be the first woman to win these kinds of races.”

Rachel believes she retired at the right time, but will always “miss” the buzz of victory.

She said: “I miss the feeling when you win a race.

“That feeling will never come to me again.

“I miss the competitiveness of it.

“But I feel so lucky that I’m still getting lots of opportunities on the back of the career I had as a jockey and I’m excited to see where some of those can lead.”