Honeysuckle 'bigger and stronger' as she prepares to defend Hatton's Grace crown

Connections of unbeaten star Honeysuckle believe she could be even better this season, with the brilliant Cheltenham Festival heroine reported bigger and stronger before her bid for back-to-back Hatton's Grace Hurdles on Sunday.

The Mares' Hurdle winner has already established herself as one of the marquee performers in jump racing, but would join an illustrious club if she were to extend her unbeaten rules record to nine in the Bar One Racing-backed highlight at Fairyhouse.

The Henry de Bromhead-trained six-year-old can join Solerina and Apple's Jade – the only mares to have won the race on multiple occasions – if she obliges.