2025 Champion Hurdle

[Carnage at Taunton]

Constitution Hill out to 3/1 for those that think it’s all smoke and mirrors and an over reaction to the gallop

Lossiemouth best price now 11/4 (9/4 in some places!) and State Man best price 7/2

Yep, PP the stand out with SP Book of course.
Exchange around 3 as well.

[Istabraq]

Lossiemouth just looks a plunge, worth holding back as I’m not sure she is seen before Christmas but I’ll be looking to play before her reappearance…

[Wayward Lad]

It’s now 6/4 each of two Constitution Hill and Mystical Power for the Fighting Fifth……hell of a knee jerk reaction from the Bookmakers over Constitution Hills gallop

Either it’s on the money or an opportunity for us backers

[Faugheen_Machine]

Constitution Hill was just available at 8.2.

[darlojim]

Constitution Hill was just available at 8.2.

High of 21 he touched too...

[ComplyOrDie]

Really looking forward to the Fighting Fifth decs now.

Could be a gift from the gods or a complete 'con'. I'm hoping it's a gift

Just seen another video from Nico saying Sir Gino is 2 or 3 weeks ahead of Constitution Hill in their work. Time will tell.

[Wayward Lad]

High of 21 he touched too...

What kind of liquidity is there around those prices ?

Looks like people are not swallowing Hendos view that everything is fine with Constitution Hill and that the gallop was fine…..and they are prepared to back their opinion with money

11 days to the FF…..any Horsemen out there who could express a view as to how fit a horse can improve in what appears a short time?

[Faugheen_Machine]

What kind of liquidity is there around those prices ?

Looks like people are not swallowing Hendos view that everything is fine with Constitution Hill and that the gallop was fine…..and they are prepared to back their opinion with money

11 days to the FF…..any Horsemen out there who could express a view as to how fit a horse can improve in what appears a short time?

You'd have been able to get 3 figures on him earlier at 6.0+ in dribs and drabs.

[darlojim]

Really looking forward to the Fighting Fifth decs now.

Could be a gift from the gods or a complete 'con'. I'm hoping it's a gift

Just seen another video from Nico saying Sir Gino is 2 or 3 weeks ahead of Constitution Hill in their work. Time will tell.

Thats worrying considering con hill is 11 days away from a g1 and sir gino is 6 days away from his beginners.

[ComplyOrDie]

Thats worrying considering con hill is 11 days away from a g1 and sir gino is 6 days away from his beginners.

Do they think Con Hill can win the FF not being 100%?

Mystical Power sets a fair standard but it's not even close to that of what Con Hill can produce.

I don't think he was at his best when he put Epatante away in the race two years back, but still done it with absolute ease.

I've taken some of the 3's as well as bits and pieces on the exchanges at bigger which ive traded off for a 'free bet" so I'm obviously hoping all is well with him.

[darlojim]

Do they think Con Hill can win the FF not being 100%?

Mystical Power sets a fair standard but it's not even close to that of what Con Hill can produce.

Surely to god that isn't even something Hendo would risk.

You can't take a horse into a g1 half cooked

[Hardy Eustace]

Fcuk me! What a day.
Haven’t got a sausage on Conny but I’m praying he’s fit and well.

There’s two things I find a bit disconcerting:

1) he’s 2 weeks away from a grade 1, which is worth £115k in prize money, should he really be that far behind a horse who is also set to be out in a couple of weeks time to win a £5k novice chase??

2) why did Nicky say if CH isn’t right, he’ll run Gino - that’s not a chest banging, confident attitude that I would have liked to have seen and seems a bit defeatist IMO

Time will tell…

[ComplyOrDie]

Surely to god that isn't even something Hendo would risk.

You can't take a horse into a g1 half cooked

I never said half cooked!

He could be 90-95% though by the time the race comes round, that's 11 days time. Nico said it brought him forward a bit again today and that he still has work to do in the coming week.

[Carnage at Taunton]

Do they think Con Hill can win the FF not being 100%?

Mystical Power sets a fair standard but it's not even close to that of what Con Hill can produce.

I don't think he was at his best when he put Epatante away in the race two years back, but still done it with absolute ease.

I've taken some of the 3's as well as bits and pieces on the exchanges at bigger which ive traded off for a 'free bet" so I'm obviously hoping all is well with him.

Hendo said he will be working again on Sunday.
Maybe that puts him how they want him for Newcastle?
He obviously needs a bit more, hopefully that goes well and he turns up in the FF in good shape.

[Yosser]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TJczad0SXE&ab_channel=JSCCommunications

Well Nicky seems more than happy with it here. All smiles in this interview with Unibet. Is this not just a classic case of people seeing what they want to see. The grand master has always said from day one that he shows absolutely nothing until he gets on the track. He fronts up when he doesn't have to. Last season he gave a pretty much daily commentary on Constitution Hill's welfare when most trainers would hide behind the sofa and he didn't need to. He will have got wind of the twitterati today and has come out again and fronted up but this time the great man says he is happy. So if he is happy then i am happy. Be very interested to see if Hills do a 'Win today and at the festival' bet on Fighting Fifth day.