#Betfair Fighting Fifth Hurdle

Stolen Silver: unseated his rider three out when favourite for the Paddy Power Gold Cup last month Market principals Midnight River, Il Ridoto and Stolen Silver remain in contention for Saturday's £130000 Ais December Gold Cup at Cheltenham (1.50) after the confirmations stage on Monday. Midnight River could bid to continue the fantastic run of…

2m4f (2m4f19y) Eileen Peacock Memorial Handicap Chase (Go North Monet's Garden Series Qualifier) (Class 4) (4yo+ 0-120) 1pt Win - Fix It All - 9/2 (General) singleSelection My first selection of the day is Fix It All in the 12:30 Newcastle. Fix It All was a three time winner over in France and came to the UK with a mark of 124. He didn't shine last…

THE Champion Hurdle is one of the big races at Cheltenham Festival. And with it coming up in just a few weeks, the ante post mark is hotting up nicely. Henry de Bromhead won it last year with the unbeaten Honeysuckle. Rachael Blackmore rode the superstar mare to victory by more than six lengths. Here, SunSport looks at the current ante post market…

A RARE Triple Crown attempt is on the cards for Constitution Hill as racing's most exciting prospect is finally unleashed at Newcastle today. After only three runs, Constitution Hill is just 7lb off officially being more talented than triple Champion Hurdle hero and legend Istabraq - that's why today's Grade 1 event is a'must win' event. Last…

The five-year-old rubber-stamped the excitement created by his 22-length romp in the Supreme Novices' Hurdle with an emphatic rout of former Champion Hurdle winner and stablemate Epatante in the Betfair Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Newcastle on Saturday. And even Nicky Henderson was blown away by his turn of foot as he put the race to bed in a matter…

Constitution Hill is in "electric" form ahead of his belated and eagerly-anticipated seasonal debut in the Betfair Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Newcastle. The Champion Hurdle favourite has not run since trouncing stablemate Jonbon by 22 lengths in the Supreme Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham in March. Unseasonably quick ground has forced trainer Nicky…

Constitution Hill: clears the last on the way to an impressive return win Constitution Hill produced everything you would want to see in a potential Champion Hurdle winner, 20-time champion jump jockey Sir Anthony McCoy said on Saturday. Making his seasonal reappearance and having his first outing in open company after an outstanding novice season,…

Last week I was waxing lyrical about the autumnal conditions and how we should all be embracing the end of summer. Well, that didn't age particularly well, did it? As a result, you may have to forgive me if I repeat myself at times this week. Ascot staged their November meeting last weekend, and whilst it was November in name, it was not in nature.…

Fighting Fifth Hurdle: takes place this Saturday at Newcastle Newcastle is optimistic conditions will be on the slower side for its flagship jumps meeting on Saturday raising hopes that two of racing's most exciting stars, Constitution Hill and L'Homme Presse, may run a week on from their late withdrawals on a decimated Ascot card. Constitution…

Constitution Hill: red-hot Champion Hurdle favourite was withdrawn at Ascot on Saturday Nicky Henderson offered a robust defence of the decision to withdraw Constitution Hill from the Coral Hurdle at Ascot due to the going, insisting the welfare of his star hurdler was at the centre of all of the decision making on Saturday. Constitution Hill was…