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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

Sport

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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‘All roads’ lead to Cheltenham for Adagio after Wincanton return

David Pipe has confirmed Adagio firmly on course for a tilt at the Unibet Champion Hurdle following his encouraging return to action at Wincanton on Saturday. A Grade One winner in the Finale Juvenile Hurdle at Chepstow last season, the ...

21 Feb 2022 at 19:40

Sport

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 Hurdle at ...

16 Jan 2023 at 11:20

Sport

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 lengths in ...

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 favourite to ...

09 Mar 2023 at 10:06

Sport

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 Bresil has ...

13 Feb 2023 at 13:52

Sport

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 two-mile ...

01 Dec 2022 at 16:02

Sport

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 some of ...

27 Feb 2024 at 18:32

Sport

Leopardstown crowd likely to be willing Honeysuckle on this weekend

There will surely be no popular winner at this year’s Dublin Racing Festival than Honeysuckle if she can raise the roof at Leopardstown for a fourth time in the Chanelle Pharma Irish Champion Hurdle. Henry de ...

03 Feb 2023 at 15:41

Sport

State Man ‘doing everything right’ ahead of Champion Hurdle

With Constitution Hill unable to defend his crown, State Man appears to have been presented with a gilt-edged opportunity to claim Unibet Champion Hurdle glory on the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival. ...

11 Mar 2024 at 17:02

Sport

State Man is just champion again at Leopardstown

A rematch with the mighty Constitution Hill looms large for State Man following a comfortable defence of his Chanelle Pharma Irish Champion Hurdle crown at Leopardstown. Since falling on his first start ...

04 Feb 2024 at 15:45

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