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Brilliant mares among 10 declared at Cheltenham on Tuesday.
By Press Association
Sunday 14 Mar 2021, 12:15 PM
Mar 14th 2021, 12:15 PM
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Rachael Blackmore celebrates winning The Irish Champion Hurdle on Honeysuckle
Image: Morgan Treacy/INPHO
Image: Morgan Treacy/INPHO
STAR MARES EPATANTE and Honeysuckle are among a final field of 10 horses declared for the Unibet Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham.
Nicky Henderson’s Epatante is the defending champion, having provided her trainer with a record eighth victory 12 months ago.
However, the JP McManus-owned seven-year-old will return to the Cotswolds on a recovery mission on Tuesday after suffering a shock defeat in the Christmas Hurdle at Kempton on Boxing Day.