Constitution Hill horse

Constitution Hill demolished his Unibet Champion Hurdle rivals to register a quite brilliant success on day one of the Cheltenham Festival. THIS. HORSE. IS.

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Constitution Hill, an equine freak, a four-legged Usain Bolt, might have been sired by the winged and divine Pegasus. In the Champion Hurdle today, there is the ...

Constitution Hill has won his five races by a combined 77 lengths. He is a shorter price to win his first Champion Hurdle than the celebrated Istabraq was to win his third 23 years ago. The Cotswolds grass beneath the winner's feet was transformed into a verdant, hurtling airport travelator, allowing him to swallow up the ground as the rest of the field laboured and gasped. Tiger Woods, a crimson-uniformed killer, demigod of the fairways, dimpled ball and the rest of the golfing world surrendering to his magnetic aura. There is something life-affirming in having a ringside seat as an athlete announces his or her greatness, separating themselves from the rest of the field. Diego Maradona, reimagining the planet’s most capable defenders as slalom poles, ball velcroed to his toes, diamond glistening in his earlobe, squat body lithe as a cobra as he salsas and zigzags.

With the win, the Nicky Henderson trained horse becomes the shortest priced Champion Hurdle winner in history at 4/11. After the race, de Boinville spoke of his ...

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Incredibly, he is set to have over 80 runners over the next four days. A monster on the track, he is a teddy bear off it. He had found the button.' Henderson even phoned his former jockey to seek reassurance that he had not been sold a dud. Constitution Hill has captured the imagination of the racing public but at Cheltenham he moved front and centre of the general public's consciousness. The most amazing part of the Constitution Hill story is his temperament. He has got quite a long way to go but visually he has been very impressive every time he has run. 'One morning we put a rider on him,' Henderson said, 'and shouted, 'For Christ sake would you give this thing a bit of a wake-up to see if it is any good'. 'He was the most laid-back horse ever. the 'perfect racehorse' romped to victory in Cheltenham's big race of Day One with his F1 engine and Volvo reliability That includes winning last season's Supreme Novices' Hurdle on this day by a yawning 22 lengths. He sleeps, he works.

Favourite Constitution Hill romped to victory in the Champion Hurdle on the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival on Tuesday.The six-year-old, ...

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IN-PLAY 16:10 Cheltenham - Mares' Hurdle He added: "It's a fairytale ending isn't it? It's what you dream of happening and more often than not it doesn't but today it has and it means a lot to all of us. She's a credit to everyone and it's brilliant." An amazing few years." Metamorpheous - is actually closely related to Flat star Frankel and is respected given Paul Nolan trained one of the first winners of this race. Bad has a first start for Ben Pauling and as a winner in France, he should have few issues with the conditions. Perseus Way has been consistent throughout his career with Gary Moore. Not the easiest of races to get a handle on and the early money upon confirmation of weights was for Tekao - who looks to have been laid out for this prize. PREVIEW: 16:50 Cheltenham - Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle IN-PLAY: 16:50 Cheltenham - Boodles' Juvenile Handicap Hurdle RESULT: 16:50 Cheltenham - Boodles' Juvenile Handicap Hurdle

Constitution Hill is hailed as the "horse of a generation" after his breathtaking Champion Hurdle victory at Cheltenham.

He is so intelligent, willing and game and I haven't seen a performance like that before." He has got everything." monster of a horse." He is a freak," said Henderson. He runs like Secretariat." He travelled all the way, jumped well and it looked so simple."

The unbeaten Constitution Hill won the Champion Hurdle on day one of the Cheltenham Festival in scintillating fashion.

It is an extraordinary thing to happen but he is an extraordinary horse. With any good horse, you normally find one achilles heel, but there doesn’t seem to be one with this horse.” He remains on 177, with a ‘p’ to denote improvement expected, 4lb behind Night Nurse, after Tuesday’s race, a mark based on his 22-length demolition of last year’s Supreme Novice Hurdle field. And if he sticks to two-mile Grade One hurdles, along the lines of his three-race campaign so far this season, it seems all but certain that no rival ever will. He went into the race as the hottest favourite in its history, and emerged with his status as one of the best hurdlers of all time duly confirmed, but National Hunt fans will now wonder if they will see a fresh question answered: is there anything that Constitution Hill cannot do? There are now six “1s” in front of his name after Tuesday’s effortless success, achieved with a minimum of fuss after Constitution Hill’s rider, Nico de Boinville, sat within striking distance of the lead throughout before clearing away for home off the final turn.

Constitution Hill lit up day one of the Cheltenham Festival as he took the Unibet Champion Hurdle crown in sublime style.

We had some wonderful days here with Sprinter Sacre, in particular his comeback Champion Chase, that was about as unique as it got - but this horse is going to extraordinary levels at the moment. "I've had 12 months of anxious moments, but that is our life and the closer it gets the more anxious you get. When asked if Constitution Hill was the best he had trained, Henderson said: "We'll sleep on that one. "We've just been very lucky, but this looks totally unique - he's just so unflappable. "Only one of these horses come along in a lifetime. Tote Exacta: £1.70.

Favourite Constitution Hill romped to victory in the Champion Hurdle on the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival on Tuesday.

The opening day of the festival, which is predicted to attract 274,000 fans across the four days, also featured a fairytale end to the career of Honeysuckle in the Mares' Hurdle. "It's been a big ambition of mine to win the Big Three, but it is all about the horse today," he told BBC radio. "To ride a horse like this is what every jockey wants."

Nico de Boinville rode Constitution Hill to victory in the Champion Hurdle on day one of the 2023 Cheltenham Festival.

“This is just an extraordinary horse,” said Henderson. “He has won hard held and anyone who has backed him for ten lengths or more, I apologise. He has given me a terrific spin round.

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The guv'nor has done a fantastic job - everyone at Seven Barrows [has]." He is just remarkable and Nico is great, he's a cool boy isn't he! When it's over, I promise you it is."