Unibet Champion Hurdle favourite Constitution Hill stands on the verge of greatness, says Graham Clark Here is the dream, and it is still alive
Nicky Henderson, trainer “One must not get too carried away at this stage of life. He is only a young horse that has had five races in his life, six if you include the point-to-point that he didn’t win. “Compared to some of these other horses he has got quite a long way to go, but visually he has been very impressive every time and you can’t fault what he has done, but this has got to continue. “We have been lucky to train a lot of nice horses and I t is a place where career-defining moments are created and superstars are made, but this year’s Cheltenham Festival appears, in Unibet Champion Hurdle favourite Constitution Hill, to have an individual capable of pushing the sport beyond its normal boundaries.
when these sort of things come along you find yourself being the minder of a piece of public property. “Sprinter Sacre almost certainly was, Altior almost certainly was, and when they come along and are like that they are no longer just yours. We just look after them and we really want everybody to enjoy them. “We have probably got two more runs this season as if everything goes right here, then he could go run over two-and-a-half at Aintree, but we are only worrying about one thing at the moment and that is the Unibet Champion Hurdle. “His whole demeanour is so laid back. Nothing bothers him and nothing gets him very excited. “You wouldn’t pick him out in a crowd, whereas Sprinter and Altior you definitely would, as they would tell you who they were. He is a good-looking horse, but
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