Constitution Hill

Aidan O'Brien has confirmed that Albert Einstein (Wootton Bassett) is an intended runner in the G3 Watership Down Stud Too Darn Hot Greenham Stakes at Newbury on Saturday. Unbeaten in two starts as a juvenile, Albert Einstein was well beaten on his return to action in the Listed Gladness Stakes at the Curragh, before being mistakenly scratched from the 2,000 Guineas due to what was described by O'Brien as a "computer error". Connections still have the option of supplementing the highly-touted colt for the Newmarket Classic at a cost of...

Constitution Hill (Blue Bresil) features among 10 entries for Saturday's Dubai Duty Free Finest Surprise Stakes at Newbury, with the multiple Group winners Al Aasy (Sea The Stars), Convergent (Fascinating Rock) and Pride Of Arras (New Bay) headlining the potential opposition as the former Champion Hurdle hero prepares for the toughest test yet of his Flat career. Trained by Nicky Henderson for owner Michael Buckley, Constitution Hill is unbeaten in two starts since switching codes, first running out the nine-and-a-half-length winner of a novice at Southwell in February and then...

Star hurdler Constitution Hill (Blue Bresil) will lead the Windsor Clive Parade of Equine Heroes during the Lambourn Open Day on Friday, April 3. Other jumping stars signed on for the parade include Altior (High Chaparral), Mister Coffey (Authorized), Coneygree (Karinga Bay) and Champ (King's Theatre). The annual charity event features over 20 training yards opening their doors to the public. From Nicky Henderson's Seven Barrows to a host of Flat and National Hunt yards across Lambourn, visitors will have the chance to get up close to some of the...

Erdenali (Caravaggio), wildly impressive on debut at Saint-Cloud on Sunday, has been handed a Timeform rating of 97p.  Owned by the Aga Khan Studs, Erdenali pulled over six lengths clear of his nearest rival to create a massive impression on debut for trainer Francis Graffard and jockey Mikael Barzalona.  It was a performance that earned the gelding a TDN Rising Star and the winning jockey was suitably impressed in the immediate aftermath. "He did it very well - he was in a nice rhythm and relaxed at the back and...

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-bred horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Wednesday's Observations features former star hurdler Constitution Hill. 7.30 Kempton, Cond, 4yo/up, 12f 219y (AWT) CONSTITUTION HILL (GB) (Blue Bresil {Fr}) continues his late-career Flat odyssey in this eight-runner affair with barely any meaningful competition if he is to repeat his antics at Southwell last month. One of the...

As always, Ireland and France have been quicker off the mark when it comes to the Flat turf season, and Britain joins them this Saturday with the opening meeting at Doncaster, which always provides plenty of interest, not least through the Brocklesby Stakes. This year, fittingly, the first two-year-old race in Britain is run in memory of Bill Turner, whose name was a standing dish in the Brocklesby entries and who died last August at the age of 78. With six victories between 1996 and 2013, Turner holds the record...

Constitution Hill is one of 10 entries for Wednesday's Virgin Bet Novice Stakes at Kempton Park, with Ryan Moore set to take over in the saddle from the suspended Oisin Murphy when the son of Blue Bresil attempts to build on a hugely impressive start to his Flat career at Southwell last month. Trained by Nicky Henderson for owner Michael Buckley, Constitution Hill proved himself an outstanding hurdler when breaking the track record to win the G1 Supreme Novices' Hurdle by 22 lengths at the 2022 Cheltenham Festival. He went...

Nicky Henderson has confirmed that Constitution Hill will not run in the Champion Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival on March 10. A Flat career is now on the cards for the star of the jumping ranks, but his trainer said that racegoers will still have the chance to see him at Cheltenham as Constitution Hill will parade at the course to give his National Hunt fans "the opportunity to say goodbye". Henderson and the nine-year-old's owner Michael Buckley have been mulling over options for the horse since his highly impressive...

Plenty - maybe too much - has been said already on the subject of Constitution Hill and whether or not he will run in the Champion Hurdle in a fortnight's time. While we all have our opinions, it is most important now to respect the decision either way of the horse's owner Michael Buckley and trainer Nicky Henderson. What has become patently clear from their interviews on Friday and over the weekend is how much they feel the weight of responsibility when it comes to doing what is right for...

Constitution Hill (Blue Bresil) has been awarded a Timeform rating of 106P following his impressive victory in Friday's SBK Road To Cheltenham Novice Stakes at Southwell. Trained by Nicky Henderson, the nine-year-old was making a belated debut on the Flat at the Nottinghamshire track, but the outstanding ability he'd previously shown over hurdles was there for all to see as he powered clear in the final furlong to win by nine and a half lengths. To put the rating into context, the leading stayer Trawlerman (Golden Horn) has a Timeform...

Owner Michael Buckley is dreaming big regarding Flat targets for Constitution Hill (Blue Bresil), after the nine-year-old trotted up an imperious winner at Southwell on Friday. Although Buckley and trainer Nicky Henderson have yet to make a decision on the gelding's Champion Hurdle participation, several big Flat targets are being discussed at the moment. The two-mile G1 Melbourne Cup is under consideration. Buckley told Nick Luck on Racing TV's Luck On Sunday programme, "I did say to Nicky 'can we agree on one thing, whatever we decide about Cheltenham, let's...

Former champion hurdler Constitution Hill could be seen in action in a new £40,000 1 1/2-mile novice Flat contest at Southwell on February 20, according to trainer Nicky Henderson. A faller for the third time in four trips to the post since his race in the Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Newcastle in November, the son of Blue Bresil will hopefully receive a confidence boost in this new endeavour ahead of a try at the Champion Hurdle later this year. Part of the Friday Night Live series, the new race meets...