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Time to change that signature, Nathan. 😜
Constitution Hill to conquer nothing, because his balls have been removed.
Blackbeard would give him a race up until the first hurdle
then he’d stop and dig a moat around itBlackbeard to conquer the World
Alternative viewpoint: Constitution Hill would take one look at Blackbeard’s tackle and refuse to engage, à la Vodkatini.
I think he might just be the best hurdles horse iv ever seen
He’s beaten a 154 mare giving her 7lbs by 12 lengths hard on the bridle
I’d be struggling not to rate him close to 180 already
Most of the other races on the card were 5-13 seconds slower than standard
He was almost 3 seconds faster than standard unextended
Anyone know what the Newcastle track record is?
Not a bad performance I suppose. May finish a length closer to Honeysuckle in March than I initially thought ;o) lol
A comment from the Guardian’s Talking Horses blog:
“I feel Honeysuckle a pretty attractive price considering she has won pretty easily in every race during last 2 years.”
Right, so he/she failed to notice that Constitution Hill defeated Epatante by a far greater distance than Honeysuckle did in March, also gave her 7 lbs and was coasting in the last half furlong but still ran well under the standard time.
The attractive price is 8/11 against a horse that is the best in the race by a comfortable margin.
In the interests of balance I should point out the time of the other 2m hurdle on the card suggests Constitution Hill’s time wasn’t quite as off the scale as I first imagined.
If a horses with RPRs of 112 apiece after today can be 5.74s slow carrying just 6lb less it means CH’s time is merely “very good.”
I see the RP now rate CH 176.
It will be interesting to see the BHA reaction on Tuesday.
I suspect it will be similar.
Honeysuckle has an RPR of 165 and 165 + 7 = oh, dear!
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It's the "Millwall FC" of Point broadcasts: "No One Likes Us - We Don't Care"First of all Honeysuckle needs to come out and show she maintains the hunger
I don’t think connections will swerve the Champion Hurdle
one for the forecastBlackbeard to conquer the World
Hbd might not want to but what about the owners ? , I’m playing her for the mates race , I’ll be playing the 4/5 for CH until the bookies wake up to , I’ve rewatched the race 5 or 6 times , his pickup in that ground is unbelievable
The fastest Fighting Fifth Hurdle prior to 2pm this afternoon, was run in 3M 48.19S.
That’s the info from the ATR website – not sure how far back that goes. The fastest in the last 20 years was Harchibald, 3M 50.2S in 2004 on good ground.
Thank you, Alan.
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It's the "Millwall FC" of Point broadcasts: "No One Likes Us - We Don't Care"I have some good news for those owners and trainers that are contemplating running against Constitution Hill in the 2023 Champion Hurdle.
Second prize is £95,400!
On the times question, I have found a Fighting Fifth that was run in 3M 40.7S. That was in 1995, when the race was a Grade 2 Limited Handicap and the winner, Padre Mio, carried 10-10, a stone less than the winner today. The race (you can find it in Youtube) was run at a suicidal pace and conditions must have been very quick, as even the juvenile hurdlers (a race with 24 runners!) that day were well under the standard time.
V impressive, tho got my fingers burnt a few years ago after the F Fifth, reckoned B D’air unbeatable after demolishing Samcro. Time proved Samcro was over-rated. Epatante also made a serious error at the 3rd last.
But Ch’s time is compelling evidence.The thing about identifying truly great racehorses is that you should never go looking for them.
You should let them find you.
I never thought I’d see the all-time greatest Flat turf horse in my lifetime – until Frankel came along.
I never thought I’d see a dirt horse who evoked memories of Secretariat’s Belmont win – until Flightline at Del Mar.
And I never thought I’d see a better hurdler than the likes of Night Nurse, Monksfield, Istabraq and Persian War – until Constitution Hill.
Some people are hailing “GOATS” every year with monotonous regularity.
But not I nor, I suspect many here at TRF who were blown away and are using superlatives they seldom deploy.
After a terrible day for Jump racing at Ascot last week, this was a great day.
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It's the "Millwall FC" of Point broadcasts: "No One Likes Us - We Don't Care"And the thing that’s most exciting is the he’s 5 going on 6 and has only had 4 starts
In theory he should continue to improve for the next 2 or 3 seasons and given his run style he could put up some extraordinary figures if he can find a 170+ rival to run against
Which is something to look forward too
Fingers crossed he stays sound, we don’t need another douvan on our hands
“After a terrible day for Jump racing at Ascot last week, this was a great day.”
It was. Aside from the mighty Constitution Hill, there was also a very eye catching novice hurdle win (Luccia) and two fine weight carrying performances (First Street and L’Homme Presse). Good horses giving weight away – now there’s an idea!
Although, as Jane Mangan said on RTV today, should a handicap be worth so much more prize money than a Grade 1? I think she said the former Hennessy was worth £80,000 more than the Fighting Fifth.
“should a handicap be worth so much more prize money than a Grade 1?”
If they abolished the Betfair Chase and horses like Protektorat (who had an engagement in it) went to Newbury instead the case would be a lot stronger.
L’Homme Presse evoked memories of those halcyon days with his weight-defying effort at Newcastle.
More of that please.
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