Barry Geraghty: Supreme will burst bubbles but hopefully not Constitution's

Constitution Hill clears the last en route to a 12-length victory in the Grade 1 Tolworth Novices' Hurdle at Sandown

Constitution Hill: leading contender for the SupremeCredit: Alan Crowhurst (Getty Images)

Barry Geraghty says a lot of bubbles are going to be burst in a sizzling Sky Bet Supreme Novices' Hurdle on the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival but hopes the classy Constitution Hill is not one of them.

The fourth most successful jump jockey of all time, with 1,920 winners, is also a very astute trader of young horses and he became aware of Constitution Hill's talent before anyone else as the strapping son of Blue Bresil spent three years in his care before being sent to Warren Ewing.

He was bought off Geraghty and Ewing at the Goffs UK Spring Sale for £120,000 last May for Michael Buckley, and that is already looking like money extremely well spent as the five-year-old was terrific when winning the Tolworth by 12 lengths.

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David JenningsDeputy Ireland editor

Published on 27 February 2022inNews

Last updated 20:17, 27 February 2022

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