Champion Hurdle Latest Betting: Will Constitution Hill run at the 2024 Cheltenham Festival?

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• Scope returned evidence of mucus

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• Will Constitution Hill run at the 2024 Cheltenham Festival?

Constitution Hill a major doubt for 2024 Cheltenham Festival

Leading National Hunt star Constitution Hill is a major doubt for the 2024 Champion Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.

Sent to Kempton for a racecourse gallop ahead of his final preparations for his Champion Hurdle title defence in two weeks time, it was revealed that trainer Nicky Henderson was not happy with his work.

Off the back of this he was scoped and it has been revealed that "evidence of mucus" has been found. The gelding will now be further tested to determine the extent of any infection.

Punters on the Betfair Exchange instantly reacted to the news pushing the Champion Hurdle favourite out to 4.03/1 and bigger. His price has since settled he can now be backed around the 3.39/4 mark from his odds-on position prior to the gallop. Nicky Henderson's stable star has traded as low as 1.341/3 in the betting.

The new Champion Hurdle favourite State Man is now as short as 1.75/7 on the Betfair Exchange.

Constitution Hill had been the 1/41.25 favourite for the Champion Hurdle on the Betfair Sportsbook but the market has been suspended off the back of the news.

The seven-time Grade 1 winner can now be backed at 2.26/5 to run at the 2024 Cheltenham Festival and odds on at 1.68/13 to not turn up.

He has only been seen once this season when winning the Grade 1 Christmas Hurdle at Kempton during the festive period.

He since missed another engagement on Cheltenham's Trials Day due to an unsatisfactory Scope, and looks to have a similar issue now just two weeks out from the start of the 2024 four day meeting.

Betfair Spokesman, Barry Orr, commented today: ''Following significant volatility in the Champion Hurdle market, at one point yesterday Constitution Hill was matched at a high of 4.3 (100/30) , we decided to offer this market on his participation. Although he is currently a shade of odds-on to run, he is still second favourite to State Man in the outright market. Punters aren't convinced that Nicky can turn it around.''

More news will emerge in the coming days ahead of the Cheltenham Festival. For now check out the live Betfair Exchange betting on the 2024 Champion Hurdle HERE.

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