There will be more to come later this evening but here’s the report so far.
And the betting guide for Wednesday.
And here’s what to look forward to tomorrow.
1.30 - Gallagher Novices’ Hurdle, 2m 5f
2.10 - Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase, 3m 1/2f
2.50 - Coral Cup Hurdle (Handicap Hurdle Race), 2m 5f
3.30 - Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase, 2m
4.10 - Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase, 3m 5 1/2f
4.50 - Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Handicap Chase, 2m
5.30 - Weatherbys Champion Bumper (Standard Open NH Flat Race), 2m 1/2f
A good day for those called Mullins. And Townend. Not so good for Nicky Henderson, who at least showed off how much of a gent he is in speaking. A couple of his were pulled up in Supreme Novices’ Hurdle contender Jeriko Du Reponet and Champion Hurdle hope Iberico Lord.
“I’m thrilled for State Man and Willieand Joe and Marie (Donnelly, owners), I’ve got three runners for them (Donnellys) on Friday and they’re the best.
“We’ve had plenty of banter throughout the winter of how State Man and Constitution Hill are going to have a good battle and it wasn’t to be, which is a shame. There’s no point in speculating where Constitution Hill would have finished in front of Luccia, I think you can probably guess where he’s going to finish, but that’s for another day.
“Constitution Hill was ridden out with the others this morning, which was nice to see. His bloods are better, but we’ve got a long way to go. He’s not 100 per cent, but it’s a long way going down the road of improving dramatically.”
“Some of these horses probably aren’t running how they ought to, in which case he (Constitution Hill) is probably safer where he is. Everything you do at home tells you they’re all perfectly right, otherwise to be honest with you they wouldn’t be here.
“We’ll just have to play it quietly and take them as individuals. (The tests) say they’re all OK, but this ground has gone against quite a few of them, so we’ll have to regroup. I can think of two or three that won’t want to be running on that ground, but I need to talk to the owners first.”
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