Honeysuckle won her third Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown on Sunday. The victory took her unbeaten run to 14 races.
As Honeysuckle and rider Rachael Blackmore turned for the home straight, she left the other four runners in her wake, eventually winning by six-and-half lengths.
"It's just unbelievable, just so lucky to be riding her, to be involved with her," Blackmore told RTÉ.
"I've never got a reception like that cantering to the start. It's incredible. I had chills through my veins coming down the to start, listening to everyone. The crowds are what make it
"She's just an unbelievable mare. Kenny Alexander texted me last night that 'She owes us nothing. Just go out and enjoy it. It's lovely to be riding for those type of people'."
Honeysuckle wins 2022 Irish Champion Hurdle
Another masterclass from Honeysuckle in the Irish Champion Hurdle to thrill the #DublinRacingFestival crowd at Leopardstown #rteracing pic.twitter.com/ZdgwW53Qjl
— RTÉ Racing (@RTEracing) February 6, 2022
Trainer Henry de Bromhead added: "She was great again, the pair of them [were great].
"She jumped well, I thought, throughout. She maybe went a little bit left at one of them, winged the second last, and took off again. It felt like a long straight after the last.
"The atmosphere here has been amazing today. The reception Rachael got was brilliant."
Rachael Blackmore soaks up another victory for Honeysuckle.
"We are all just so lucky. I've never had a reception like that cantering to the start of the race. I had chills."#rteracing pic.twitter.com/TW1VCVOlV3
— RTÉ Racing (@RTEracing) February 6, 2022
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