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- ↑ "Outsider Espoir D'Allen claims Champion Hurdle after Buvair Dair's three in-a-row bid ends with dramatic fall". Irish Independent. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ↑ "Espoir D'Allen lands shock Champion Hurdle win". BBC Sport. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ↑ "Cheltenham Festival 2019: Espoir D'Allen takes shock Champion Hurdle win – as it happened". The Guardian. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ↑ Jennings, David (23 August 2019). "Brilliant Champion Hurdle winner Espoir D'Allen put down at age of five". Racing Post .
