Blackmore: 'We all wish a very special kid could be here today. He's watching down on us'

Of course, the weight of feeling was for the De Bromhead family.

EMOTIONAL SCENES: Honeysuckle and Rachael Blackmore won the Close Brothers Mares' Hurdle (Grade 1) for Henry and Heather De Bromhead. Pic: Healy Racing.

Rachael Blackmore and Honeysuckle have been a match made in heaven, each responsible for boosting the other's career.

So it was fitting the sun shone on both at Cheltenham on Tuesday, with the mare showing guts aplenty to down Love Envoi and take the Close Brothers Mares' Hurdle.