Constitution Under Threat
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Constitution Hill's Cheltenham Festival appearance hangs in the balance after he posted his worst ever performance on a racecourse at Kempton on Tuesday morning, trailing home well behind two stablemates in his final serious bit of work before the defence of his Champion Hurdle title. It was a wholly unexpected turn of events for jump racing's equine superstar that left his trainer Nicky Henderson and owner Michael Buckley looking rather stunned among a small huddle of onlookers after he galloped on the all-weather circuit.
There is now significant doubt about whether the seven-year-old, unbeaten in eight races, will be fit to race at Prestbury Park in a fortnight’s time. He was immediately scoped in the racecourse stables and Henderson emerged soon after to report signs of an infection in the horse’s airways. “He stopped rather like a horse that had bled, but thankfully he hasn’t bled,” the Lambourn trainer said. “Significant mucus” was visible in the sample, however, and much now depends on the severity of the infection from which Constitution Hill is suffering.
John Torpey Memorial Trophy
February Total
Steve 159.59 662.43
Peej 183.2 660.3
Cliff 170.37 507.87
Bob 205.57 499.39
Martin 101.9 460.39
Cod 77.4 426.6
Neil 119.13 377.91
Congratulations to Bob who is February trainer of the month
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Kerry Lee is prepared to roll the dice and allow Nemean Lion to take his chance in the Unibet Champion Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.The seven-year-old has had a successful campaign so far, which began in October when he won the Welsh Champion Hurdle by a length and a half on debut. He was fifth in the Greatwood at Cheltenham next time out and then ran an admirable race under a considerable amount of weight to finish the runner-up when stepping up in trip in the Lanzarote.
The Golden Horn gelding then tried Grade Two level to contest the Kingwell Hurdle at Wincanton, a scaling back in trip as the race is run over a mile and seven furlongs. There he was the 6/5 favourite under Richard Patrick and justified those odds when securing a length and a half success over fellow Champion Hurdle entrant Colonel Mustard.
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Friday
Newbury
1.50 Hercules Morse
3.00 General Medrano
Saturday
Newbury
1.55 Bill Baxter
Kelso
1.42 My Drogo
2.50 Under Control
Navan
2.40 Maimie’s Magic
Sunday
Huntingdon
3.40 General Medrano
Grand Slam
Leg 1 Neil
Leg 2 Tony
Leg 3 Tony
Leg 4 Cliff
Leg 5 Neil
Leg 6 Peej
Leg 7 Tony
Leg 8 Steve
Leg 9 Steve
Leg 10 Steve
Leg 11 Steve
Leg 12 Cliff
Leg 13 Neil
Leg 14 Cliff
Leg 15 Bob
Leg 16 Bob
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