The punters very much had the upper hand at last year’s Dublin Racing Festival, with seven favourites and a second-favourite winning the eight Grade One events, and Honeysuckle (3.00) will be a short price to retain her unbeaten record in the Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown on Sunday, on what promises to be another afternoon when market leaders dominate.
Rachael Blackmore’s mount will set off at around 1-3 and and while this is her first meeting with Zanahiyr, one of last season’s leading juveniles, he has 6lb to find on the official ratings and Henry de Bromhead’s runner also gets a 7lb mares’ allowance.
