Unibet International Hurdle runner-by-runner guide

Constitution Hill is favourite to win the Unibet International Hurdle at Cheltenham on Saturday. Constitution Hill won the Supreme Novices’ Huddle last month. I Like To Move It and Knappers Hill are also in the running. The last time a horse won both the Champion Hudder and the Novice”s Hoddle in same season was in 1998.

Has won nine of his dozen races. Conditions look in his favour. He has won at Chepstow and Wincanton this season. Sceau Royal got 6lb from him in the Elite Hurdle last time.

Nicky Henderson has won this race a record six times. First Street was placed in the Betfair Hurdle and County Huddle last season. Epatante won the Gerry Feilden off a mark of 146 at Newbury last month.

Nigel Twiston-Davies is a short price for the race. He won the Greatwood Hurdle at Cheltenham last month. The ground is soft. Nigel Twiston-David ran poorly in the County HURDLE on the New Course.

Khyber Kim is the last to finish the race at double-figure odds. He has been beaten in lesser races at Cheltenham in October and November.

I Like To Move It is the favourite for the International Hurdle. The seven-year-old's only success since landing a Grade Two event for novices at Cheltenham two years ago came when he beat one other in a novice chase at Plumpton at this time last year.

The four-year-old French maiden is not the most ambitious of runners. He usually races over further on softer surfaces.

He's entered in the 2m1f handicap at the meeting on Friday. He was an eye-catcher when running over 3m at Cheltenham last month.

Constitution Hill won the Champion Hurdle in 2020. She was beaten by Constitution Hill in the Fighting Fifth HURDLE. Constitution is favoured by the conditions of this race.

Final declarations will take place on Thursday at 10am.