From racing post
Could Constitution Hill be balloted out of his own race?
That’s the question a lot of people are asking this morning as the entry list for Friday’s 1m4f novice continues to swell.
The answer is not exactly set in stone, but there is reason for optimism that the evening’s star performer will be ensured a place in the line up.
The elimination process, as per the BHA rules, protects certain horses in order of priority, with first preference going to horses who have completed no more than two Flat races and been placed in the first four at least one of those starts.
While Constitution Hill doesn’t fall in that bracket, he will be eligible for the next protection class as a horse who has not run in a Flat race before.
He will have priority over every other horse with at least one Flat race to their name (barring those mentioned above).
That should give him a solid chance of securing his spot.
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