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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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Chris Wright

Cheltenham Festival 2022: Honeysuckle retains Champion Hurdle crown in style

Honeysuckle (8-11 favourite) successfully defended her crown in the Unibet Champion Hurdle at the racous Prestbury Park on the opening day of the 2022 Cheltenham Festival.

County Waterford handler Henry De Bromhead’s star mare was victorious in this Grade One contest last year, helping Rachael Blackmore become the first female jockey to win the Champion Hurdle. That started off a spectacular month for the Tipperary-born rider which culminated in her winning the Randox Grand National at Aintree Racecourse on Minella Times.

But with COVID-19 restrictions in place there were no spectators there to witness either Honeysuckle's first Champion Hurdle success or the Grand National.

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