CONSTITUTION HILL can confirm his star billing with victory in the Unibet Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (GBB Race) (3.30pm) on the opening day of the 2023 Cheltenham Festival.
Nicky Henderson's six-year-old is already being compared to some of the hurdling greats and he can take another step towards being among the very best with victory in the Grade One feature on day one at Prestbury Park.
In his five starts over hurdles he remains unbeaten and four of those have been at the top level. Having won the Tolworth Hurdle at Sandown by 12 lengths, he went to last year's Cheltenham Festival among the favourites for the Supreme Novices' Hurdle and was even more impressive in beating stable-mate Jonbon by a massive 22 lengths. In his two runs this season, he has looked unbeatable, scoring by a combined 19 lengths ahead of another stable-mate and former Champion Hurdle heroine Epatante in the Betfair Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Newcastle and the Ladbrokes Christmas Hurdle at Kempton over Christmas.
