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The Official Constitution Hill Thread 2025/26

mellows45 said:
It would be hilarious if Con Hill got balloted out of Southwell.

Dont know much about Willie Mullins's flat horses, who would he send? Ethical Diamond / Absurde?
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1m4f (1m4f15y) Join The Midnite Movement Novice Stakes (GBBPlus Race) (Class 2) (4yo+)

This is the relevant race at Southwell on February 20th. From the BHA website: " A Novice Flat race is a Flat race for horses which have not won more than two flat races and have not won a flat race which is classified as Class 1 or more than one flat race which is classified as Class 2 in Schedule F(2) to the Rules of Racing.

Absurde looks to be ineligible to run having won the Class 1 Listed Chester Stakes in 2024, but he's entered for Sunday's Up The Yard Challenge race at Punchestown on the Flat over two miles for a first prize of 59 Euros. Ethical Diamond is not qualified to run at Southwell having won at Royal Ascot and then the Ebor.

Also entered by Willie Mullins in the race at Punchestown on Sunday are Jump Allen, Sysko, Daddy Long Legs, Hens Tooth, and Fancy Girl. Assuming that all of these are ready to race then maybe one will be sent over to Southwell at the end of next week.
 
Willie Mullins: "I'm always intrigued how to pronounce Southwell, so we'll see them over there and find out!"

Bill Arrowsmith, my Dad's bookmaker friend who I worked with on course in the 1980s, pronounced it "South Well," as, I believe, does Hayley Turner, who I'm told actually comes from Southwell.

So I decided "Suthell" must be a media affectation which was inaccurate.

But someone here (reet?) I think said the locals call it "Suthell" and I'd got it wrong.

We need an answer to this as it could affect the DJ, the speed dating and Nicky Henderson's mood after about six trainers, all needled by the attempt to create and gift a 40 large race to the former Champion Hurdle, all rock up with something to push Constitution Hill out of the frame.

But he won't retire - we'll be told he hated the Tapeta, so there will he failed attempts at Polytrack and the Turf on the Flat to come yet - what a summer it's going to be!
 

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