Epatante and Goshen win huge bonus if either beats Honeysuckle at Punchestown Festival

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The prize for either of the British runners inflicting a first defeat on Honeysuckle has grown substantially, after a pledge by the sponsors.

Connections of Epatante and Goshen will scoop an extra £87,000 if they can topple the winner of 11 races in the Paddy Power Champion Hurdle at Punchestown on Friday.

That is on top of the first place money of £131,000 – which makes it the richest hurdle in Ireland. Epatante finished third, nine-and-a-half lengths behind mighty mare Honeysuckle at the Cheltenham Festival, a race in which Goshen trailed home eighth after he hung across the track.

Paddys Power's bonus comes just weeks after Irish runners won 23 of the 28 races at the high class, four-day meeting. But there has been light at the end of