{"id":252350,"date":"2026-01-19T09:41:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T09:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/252350\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T09:41:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T09:41:12","slug":"rachael-blackmores-husband-gives-insight-into-their-wedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/252350\/","title":{"rendered":"Rachael Blackmore&#8217;s husband gives insight into their wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Grand National winner Rachael Blackmore is officially off the market.<\/p>\n<p>Her new husband, Brian Hayes, confirmed to Racing TV that he married <a href=\"https:\/\/evoke.ie\/2025\/12\/11\/news\/sport\/rachael-blackmore-i-do\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rachael<\/a> ten days ago in his hometown in Cork in early January.<\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8216;Oh, yeah, I got married last&#8230;10 days ago. Myself and Rachael and I got married, so yeah, off the market.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/rach.jpg\" alt=\"Rachael Blackmore. Pic: INPHO\/Dan Sheridan\" class=\"wp-image-1987945\"  \/>Rachael Blackmore. Pic: INPHO\/Dan Sheridan<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It was a lovely day. Yeah, we got married on Friday at home in Rosscarbery in my home place. Went up to Cavan on a Monday, and a big party up there with all our friends and family.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It was nice to get married finally,&#8217; before adding that the honeymoon would be down the line.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We were racing two days later. But yeah, we might go somewhere in June there. We have a month off in June. So we might do something.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Brian-Hayes-Rachael-Blackmore.jpg\" alt=\"Rachael Blackmore and Brian Hayes\" class=\"wp-image-1954617\"  \/>Rachael Blackmore and Brian Hayes. Pic: Rachael Blackmore\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>And it was back to business as the couple headed racing to Fairyhouse two days after their big day.<\/p>\n<p>Brian can do no wrong since getting the wedding ring on his finger.<\/p>\n<p>Twelve days later, on Saturday, <a href=\"https:\/\/extra.ie\/2025\/11\/28\/sport\/rachael-blackmore-home-life\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/extra.ie\/2025\/11\/28\/sport\/rachael-blackmore-home-life\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Brian <\/a>was back in the saddle riding three winners in Navan.<\/p>\n<p>His first was on board Zanoosh in the Navan Handicap Hurdle, followed by on Joystick in the QuinnBet Beginners Chase and bookended by the Gormanlough Handicap Chase with Brown Boots.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ra.jpg\" alt=\"Rachael Blackmore onboard Clifton Warrior at Thurles Racecourse in 2021. Pic: INPHO\/Morgan Treacy\" class=\"wp-image-2016213\"  \/>Rachael Blackmore onboard Clifton Warrior at Thurles Racecourse in 2021. Pic: INPHO\/Morgan Treacy<\/p>\n<p>The happy news comes just weeks after Rachael revealed the date of her wedding after a chance encounter with UK beauty entrepreneur Trinny Woodall.<\/p>\n<p>The UK star quizzed her for her vlog while she walked around Brown Thomas as she bumped into her on a walkabout.<\/p>\n<p>Rachael revealed she was set to tie the knot to Hayes on January 5, with Trinny remarking that she had to get her skin prepped for the big day.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;So we need to get Rachael&#8217;s skin prep, so we\u2019re going to send you a little kit!&#8217; she said at the time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Grand National winner Rachael Blackmore is officially off the market. 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