Epatante (2-1) powered to victory in the Betway Aintree Hurdle on the opening day of the 2022 Randox Grand National Festival at Aintree Racecourse.
The Nicky Henderson-trained mare had no answer to Honeysuckle when second in the Unibet Champion Hurdle at last month's Cheltenham Festival. But stepped up in trip to 2m4f at Aintree she landed the Grade One fature in fine style.
The JP McManus-owned eight-year-old, who won the Champion Hurdle in 2019, had never run at the Grand National meeting before. But she always looked at home at Aintree as she cruised throughout the race under Aidan Coleman.
