At the Goffs Punchestown Sale in 2018, having won a Point-to-point maiden race for four-year-old mares at Dromahane, she was purchased for €100,000 by Peter Molony of Rathmore Stud.
[6] Honeysuckle made her debut under National Hunt rules on 14 November when she started the 9/10 favourite for a mares' Novice Hurdle over two and a half miles at Fairyhouse.
Ridden as in all of her subsequent races by Rachael Blackmore she disputed the lead from the start, drew away over the last two flights of hurdles and won "easily" by twelve lengths from Moskovite and six others.
After racing in third place she took the lead approaching the second last flight and extended her advantage to win by six lengths from Western Victory despite a minor jumping error at the last obstacle.
[9] The mare missed an intended run at the Cheltenham Festival after performing poorly in training gallops; de Bromhead reported that she "went a bit flat and we weren't happy with her".
Honeysuckle raced in third place behind Killultagh Vic and Apple's Jade before taking the lead at the penultimate flight and drawing away to win by nine lengths from Bacardys.
[14] The Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown Racecourse on 1 February saw Honeysuckle dropped back in distance to two miles and start the 8/11 favourite.
An awkward jump at the last allowed Petit Mouchoir to briefly regain the lead but Honeysuckle rallied strongly and held off the challenge of the outsider Darver Star in the final strides to win by half a length.
"[16] Honeysuckle made her first appearance outside Ireland on 10 March when she contested the David Nicholson Mares' Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.
For the first time she did not start favourite, going off the 9/4 second choice in the betting behind the French Champion Hurdle winner Benie de Dieux.
Honeysuckle was in contention from the start as Stormy Ireland set the pace, and moved up on the inside to take the lead on the final turn only to be challenged by Benie des Dieux.
"[18] Honeysuckle started the season with another victory in the Hatton's Grace Hurdle, beating Ronald Pump by half a length.
De Bromhead praised the mare and jockey "They have got a great relationship but Rachael is a brilliant rider on any horse and Honeysuckle is just deadly.
Starting 9/4 joint favourite with Marie's Rock in a field of nine, she approached the last level with Love Envoi and went one and a half lengths clear on the run-in to achieve her fourth victory in four races at the Cheletenham Festival.