Constitution Hill Awarded Timeform Rating of 106P Following Southwell Romp

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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 master rating of 127, while last year's Betfred Derby hero Lambourn (Australia) is on 121. The 'P' attached to Constitution Hill's figure denotes that he is open to significant improvement under the right circumstances.

The Timeform report on that Southwell success also alluded to the dilemma now facing his connections.

“A race – and an evening – all about one horse, Constitution Hill, who'd landed the 2023 Champion Hurdle among a sequence of eight straight Grade 1 hurdles, the second of which had catapulted him to rarefied air in Timeform's long and proud history of rating horses, but who found himself very much on the comeback trail following three falls and a listless run at Punchestown across his last four starts,” the report read.

“The £40k on offer ensured a full field of declarations – and even a slight doubt earlier in the week as to whether or not the headline act would get into the race – but no opposition that could have turned up would have got close to him in this form, indeed such was his authority on the night that this makes his future arguably more uncertain than it was beforehand as his brilliance – most of which seems to be intact – could lead connections, who are rightfully fearful of the damage another fall could do, to explore a Flat campaign that could take him to the highest level via something like the John Porter at Newbury, an unenviable decision given the stakes involved and the public affection for the horse.”

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