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Robert Hynes

Cheltenham Festival 2023: Rachael Blackmore and Honeysuckle provide Henry de Bromhead with emotional win

Rachael Blackmore and Honeysuckle provided Henry de Bromhead with one of the most emotional victories in the history of horse racing at the Cheltenham Festival on Tuesday.

Just six months after the Waterford trainer's 13-year-old son Jack tragically died following a fall during a beach race in Co Kerry, the supermare won at the Festival for the fourth year in a row in what looks to have been her final race.

Moments after crossing the finishing line on the 9/4 joint-favourite, Blackmore fought back tears as she paid tribute to little Jack.

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