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Can magical Honeysuckle silence the moaners and take a step closer to history?

Leopardstown Sun 6 February 2022 Honeysuckle ridden by Rachael Blackmore, winner, at an early stage in The Chanelle Pharma Irish Champion HurdlePhoto.carolinenorris.ie
Honeysuckle: bids for back-to-back Champion Hurdle victoriesCredit: Caroline Norris (racingpost.com/photos)

Tuesday: 3.30 Cheltenham
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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.

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