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March 10, 2026 at 19:53
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She’s definitely better than Epatante but hasn’t done quite enough to match Honeysuckle for me yet.
Honeysuckle won 17 of her 19 races and never finished out of the frame in her 2 defeats which came in her final season when past her best.
She was literally never beaten in her prime.
She also won 3 Irish Champion Hurdles and 2 Cheltenham Champion Hurdles.
Lossiemouth has failed to win an Irish Champion Hurdle on 2 occasions now.
She’s also been beaten on 4 occasions whereas Honeysuckle was unbeaten at the same age.
Lossiemouth has probably had tougher 2m opposition but Honeysuckle could only beat what was around her.