The feature on day one of the Cheltenham Festival, the Champion Hurdle has been won by some of the greats of the game and winners like Dawn Run and Istabraq have become cultural icons in their native Ireland.
Honeysuckle last year became the third mare to win the Champion Hurdle in the last six years. Before then there had been three winning mares in 89 years
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