De Bromhead and Aidan O'Brien impressed by 'mega exciting' Constitution Hill

The man who trains the champion admits the challenger looks “very exciting”, with Henry de Bromhead on Sunday adding to the praise pouring in for Constitution Hill.

The trainer’s dual Champion Hurdle heroine Honeysuckle, whose Cheltenham Festival clash with Constitution Hill is the season’s most eagerly anticipated encounter, is due to reappear in the Bar One Racing Hatton’s Grace Hurdle at Fairyhouse on Sunday.

De Bromhead thought Constitution Hill’s explosive Fighting Fifth victory under Nico de Boinville was very easy on the eye – and so too did Aidan O’Brien, trainer of the legendary Istabraq, who hailed the new kid on the block as “mega exciting”