- More
Can magical Honeysuckle silence the moaners and take a step closer to history?
Tuesday: 3.30 Cheltenham
Unibet Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Grade 1) | 2m½f | 4yo+ | ITV/RTV
For the majority of people their analysis of this year’s Champion Hurdle will start and finish with Honeysuckle. Unbeaten in 14 races, she simply never loses and has answered the bell every time that she has come to the festival. She is now pursuing history and records are in her sight.
A win here would make her the first mare to land two Champion Hurdles and take her one closer to Altior in a bid for the longest winning jumps streak this century, which stands at 19.
Read the full story
Read award-winning journalism from the best writers in racing, with exclusive news, interviews, columns, investigations, stable tours and subscriber-only emails.
Subscribe to unlock
- Racing Post digital newspaper (worth over £100 per month)
- Award-winning journalism from the best writers in racing
- Expert tips from the likes of Tom Segal and Paul Kealy
- Replays and results analysis from all UK and Irish racecourses
- Form study tools including the Pro Card and Horse Tracker
- Extensive archive of statistics covering horses, trainers, jockeys, owners, pedigree and sales data
Already a subscriber?Log in
Published on inPreviews
Last updated
Copy- Ben Pauling unleashes his 'speediest novice hurdler' - plus an infrequent visitor to Cheltenham who it pays to follow
- 3.52 Clonmel: Rexem the one to beat for John McConnell but plenty of runners hoping the rain stays away
- 'He might prove a bargain buy' - it's time to deliver for Amo's £2m 'nearly horse'
- 4.17 Naas: 'We're keen to support the race' - high-quality field for inaugural Pat Smullen Stakes
- 'It was always the plan' - Gosdens' Eclipse project enters phase two with overnight sensation Ombudsman
- Ben Pauling unleashes his 'speediest novice hurdler' - plus an infrequent visitor to Cheltenham who it pays to follow
- 3.52 Clonmel: Rexem the one to beat for John McConnell but plenty of runners hoping the rain stays away
- 'He might prove a bargain buy' - it's time to deliver for Amo's £2m 'nearly horse'
- 4.17 Naas: 'We're keen to support the race' - high-quality field for inaugural Pat Smullen Stakes
- 'It was always the plan' - Gosdens' Eclipse project enters phase two with overnight sensation Ombudsman