I’d argue Epatante and by association Honeysuckle since she basically just beat Epatante and Sharjah, they both won pretty bad Champion Hurdles in the early 2020’s. How good was Sharjah? Not great. Deep down we know this because Honeysuckle ducked back into the Mares Hurdle rather than defending her title in 2023 when the competition heated up. Epatante got turned over numerous times and shared a Grade 1 with Not So Sleepy. We’ve had a few bad Champion Hurdles in the past decade.
