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Champion Hurdle market rocked following Constitution Hill workout

Constitution Hill sent shockwaves through the Unibet Champion Hurdle market on Tuesday morning, with the participation of the reigning champion in doubt following a below-par workout in a pre-Cheltenham visit to Kempton Park. As has become tradition,...

27 Feb 2024 at 12:21

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Mares’ Hurdle or retirement for Honeysuckle, but no Champion Hurdle

Honeysuckle could have her Cheltenham Festival swansong in the Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle – with owner Kenny Alexander steering away from the Unibet Champion Hurdle after the mare suffered a second career defeat at Leopardstown on Sunday. The ...

05 Feb 2023 at 17:01

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Champion Hurdle enters Elliott’s Irish Point reckoning

Gordon Elliott is eager to let Irish Point take his chance in the Unibet Champion Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival after Constitution Hill was ruled out. The trainer was planning to run the grey in the Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle after a ...

04 Mar 2024 at 16:48

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Bookies now wary of Cheltenham day one Mullins blitz

Constitution Hill’s Cheltenham Festival absence has left bookmakers fearing an avalanche of cash on State Man, with Willie Mullins’ star two-mile hurdler now the overwhelming Unibet Champion Hurdle favourite. Nicky Henderson’s defending ...

05 Mar 2024 at 14:50

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Constitution Hill ready to peak in Champion Hurdle assignment

Constitution Hill is all set for his crowning moment when he lines up in the Unibet Champion Hurdle on day one of the Cheltenham Festival. Nicky Henderson’s unbeaten six-year-old has had this date with destiny circled on the calendar ...

13 Mar 2023 at 16:17

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State Man makes no mistake in Champion Hurdle

State Man justified short-priced favouritism to take the Unibet Champion Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival. Ridden by Paul Townend, the Willie Mullins-trained chestnut started as the 2-5 market leader in the absence of reigning ...

12 Mar 2024 at 16:10

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Not So Sleepy set to tread familiar Cheltenham path

Not So Sleepy could return to Cheltenham in March for a fourth crack at the Unibet Champion Hurdle. The Lady Blyth-owned 11-year-old, whose crowning moment came when dead-heating with Epatante in the Grade One Fighting Fifth ...

16 Jan 2023 at 11:20

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Henderson looks on with interest at impressive State Man

Nicky Henderson rates State Man a “very serious danger” to Constitution Hill’s Unibet Champion Hurdle challenge. The Willie Mullins-trained runner accounted for dual Champion Hurdle winner Honeysuckle by just under five ...

05 Feb 2023 at 17:29

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Constitution Hill tops 12 in Champion Hurdle contention

Constitution Hill heads 12 confirmations for the Unibet Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham on Tuesday. Nicky Henderson’s charge is widely regarded as the pre-eminent star of National Hunt racing and will be a red-hot ...

09 Mar 2023 at 10:06

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Henderson eager to unleash ‘extraordinary’ Constitution Hill

Nicky Henderson is facing a nervous four weeks until the Cheltenham Festival as he prepares to unleash the “extraordinary” Constitution Hill in the Unibet Champion Hurdle. In little over a year, the son of Blue ...

13 Feb 2023 at 13:52

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Henderson: Cheltenham still the most likely destination for Honeysuckle clash

Nicky Henderson on Thursday said he “couldn’t rule out” a trip to Ireland with Constitution Hill – but feels the Cheltenham Festival is the ideal location for a showdown between his stable star and reigning ...

01 Dec 2022 at 16:02

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Q&A: How worried should we be about Constitution Hill?

The shock news of Constitution Hill’s disappointing workout and subsequent poor scope caused reverberations around the racing world just two weeks ahead of this year’s Cheltenham Festival. Here, we look at ...

27 Feb 2024 at 18:32

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