No big hill for Constitution to climb to be all-time great

There is only one place to start when looking at last weekend’s racing and that is with Constitution Hill, who confirmed himself the most exciting hurdler to grace the scene since Istabraq with a hard-held 12-length victory over Epatante, a Champion Hurdle winner herself.

So is he now the best of all time? The answer is, of course, no. But there is a chance he could end his career as the highest-rated hurdler ever if he can brush aside Honeysuckle as easily.

That’s because in Honeysuckle we have a top-class horse we can measure Constitution Hill against. She already has a Racing Post Rating of 165, is a dual Champion Hurdle winner and, just to spice things up even further, she will receive 7lb from Constitution Hill when they meet.