{"id":27074,"date":"2024-12-26T14:21:26","date_gmt":"2024-12-26T14:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=27074"},"modified":"2024-12-26T14:21:26","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T14:21:26","slug":"watch-christmas-hurdle-2024-constitution-hill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/watch-christmas-hurdle-2024-constitution-hill\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Constitution Hill Winning 2024 Christmas Hurdle at Kempton, Now New Champion Hurdle Favourite"},"content":{"rendered":"

After all the pre-race hype it was Constitution Hill who beat Lossiemouth in the 2024 Christmas Hurdle at Kempton on Boxing Day – confirming himself as BACK after a year out with several setbacks.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This win has now also propelled Constitution Hill back to the top of the Champion Hurdle market with the best horse racing betting sites in the UK<\/a> – as he looks to be the first horse to regain his horse racing<\/a> Cheltenham crown since Hurricane Fly in 2013.<\/p>\n

Constitution Hill Wins 2024 Christmas Hurdle at Kempton\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Christmas Hurdle<\/strong> was billed as one of the races of the 2024\/25 jumps season with heavyweights from this division Constitution Hill<\/strong> and Lossiemouth<\/strong> locking horns in the big Boxing Day feature at Kempton and it didn’t disappoint.<\/p>\n

Despite Lossiemouth always seemingly on the backfoot, the Willie Mullins-trained mare stayed on well up the Kempton straight to get within 2 1\/2 lengths of Constitution Hill – with many feeling the stiffer finish at Cheltenham will suit her better.<\/p>\n

Constitution Hill also become the first to win three Christmas Hurdles – with his other wins coming in 2022 and 2023, which added to his 2024 success.<\/p>\n

Having been off the track since winning the 2023 Christmas Hurdle with a lung infection and suspected colic – plus having a wind operation and mission his intended comeback run in the Fighting Fifth Hurdle – many had questioned if Constitution Hill would return the same horse.<\/p>\n

In what was a superb training performance from Nicky Henderson, who was winning his 13th Christmas Hurdle – these worries are now quashed and the 7 year-old is now firmly on track for the Champion Hurdle – a race Henderson has won nine times and more than any other yard.<\/p>\n

Constitution Hill Career In Numbers<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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  • <\/i> Runs: 9<\/li>\n
  • <\/i> Wins: 9<\/li>\n
  • <\/i> Career Prize Money: \u00a3805,677<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    WATCH: <\/strong>Constitution Hill <\/strong>Winning The 2024 Christmas Hurdle at Kempton<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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    Constitution Hill is back! \ud83d\udca5<\/p>\n

    He wins the Ladbrokes Christmas Hurdle for the third year in a row! \ud83c\udfc6\ud83c\udfc6\ud83c\udfc6#ITVRacing<\/a> | @kemptonparkrace<\/a> | @NdeBoinville<\/a> | @sevenbarrows<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/fBoBQ0EVcj<\/a><\/p>\n

    — ITV Racing (@itvracing) December 26, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n