Honeysuckle was forced to work harder than she ever has before to maintain her unbeaten record in the PCI Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown. Honeysuckle jumped the last awkwardly, though, handing the initiative back to Petit Mouchoir before the outsider Darver Star came flying from the rear. It’s great to win his race, the PCI Irish Champion Hurdle.”De Bromhead said: “She just looked like she got a bit lonely going to the last. “All credit to Petit Mouchoir and Davy Russell, he ran a brilliant race again and Gavin’s (Cromwell) horse looked very good. We’ve won the Irish Champion Hurdle and we can discuss all that in time.

Source: Irish Examiner February 01, 2020 16:30 UTC