An emotional day at Cheltenham: 'We all wish a very special kid could be here'

Nothing can take away the pain of losing family,  but sport can provide solace and joy in the darkest of times, and Honeysuckle’s win did both

Trainer Henry de Bromhead, his wife Heather and owner Kenneth Alexander (right) after they sent out Honeysuckle to win the Close Brothers Mares' Hurdle. Picture: Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Henry de Bromhead summed it up succinctly: “It's the result everybody wanted”. 

Honeysuckle and Rachael Blackmore stole the headlines from home favourite Constitution Hill on an emotion-filled opening day of the 2023 Cheltenham Festival.