Constitution Hill has been tipped to become an 'all time great' following a stunning display in the opening race of the 2022 Cheltenham Festival.
On Tuesday, the 9-4 joint-favourite made it a dream start to the week for trainer Nicky Henderson by winning the Sky Bet Supreme Novices' Hurdle, finishing strongly to beat stablemate Jonbon by 22 lengths. In doing so, the horse smashed Annie Power's track record and left some comparing his run to Golden Cygnet's famous triumph in 1978.
Afterwards, jockey Nico de Boinville labelled his ride "a legend," and shortly afterwards bookmakers were already quoting Constitution Hill at odds of 3-1 for next year's Champion Hurdle. And the hype was still very much apparent on Wednesday morning.
