Tears flow as heroic Honeysuckle does it for Jack with her own fairytale ending
Greatest Festival Moments - No. 2
Honeysuckle writes the most amazing fairytale
My brief for the day was to follow Constitution Hill, the emerging superstar, wherever he went, so I observed the unfolding drama of Honeysuckle from afar.
Afar in this instance meant on the slope just up from the pre-parade ring, outside the dope-testing boxes, where the Champion Hurdle winner was in the process of providing a sample to validate his mighty success. It was a long wait, but I didn't want to leave my post and miss the biggest story of the week, so I stood guard and craned my neck to see what was happening on the track.
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