Christmas Hurdle head-to-head all can savour while the King George is also rich in potential storylines
There have been a few false dawns since Constitution Hill blew away a mismatched field at odds of 1-12 in last year’s Christmas Hurdle at Kempton, but now, at last, National Hunt racing’s reclusive superstar is back, and the best news of all is that this time around, he has some serious opposition too.
Nicky Henderson’s unbeaten former Champion Hurdler will be in a final field of four for this year’s Christmas Hurdle on Thursday, and with Willie Mullins’s Lossiemouth also confirmed as a runner, the King George card can be sold as a genuine double feature, arguably for the first time this century.
Written by Greg Wood
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2024/dec/23/talking-horses-constitution-hill-comeback-makes-king-george-day-best-this-century-horse-racing under the title “Constitution Hill comeback makes King George day best this century”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
