Imagine if he were to beat Kyprios....his reputation would be restored and he'd go down in the record books

Needs a good look at the jumps by leading and doesn't seem to like being amongst horses as its concentration dips,connections very lucky to still have a horse after its last 2 runs.

Ride it like it's the best horse in the race.

After this fall I do not think it's a good idea to go to Punchestown to do battle with State Man and Lossiemouth; Vauban was sold for about £1m to go flat racing in Aussieland. How much will Constitution Hill fetch? Both are geldings.

He barely even saw the flight that he fell at. Nico panicked and pulled him round 2 horses just as the hurdle was coming up. Townend must have been laughing his socks off.

Worth remembering that the beast has taken off early at least one hurdle (2 today) in his last 3 races. When he did it at the last at Cheltenham, 3 runs ago, he actually landed on the taking off side and double jumped it. Nico didn't ask him up at any of those mistakes.

I'm not sure the concept of "losing concentration" quite explains it here. For me, he's either got paranoid about falling, (hence why he doesn't want to get too close to the hurdle) or he wants to get it done and out of the way i.e. too eager to jump. I don't think the horse is switching off or losing concentration. I think it's the opposite. Just my opinion.

nico and nico only has destroyed this horse,he changed his running style from being an  aggressive slick jumper to a complicated hold up horse,no matter what happens to the horse from here on his career has been ruined by his jockey,in fairness to constitution he didnt deserve that

I believe this race last year was meant to be a fact-finding mission for a possible tilt in the blue riband race at Cheltenham. However, his pilot reckoned there was little petrol left at the business end. Hence a change in tactic today.

yeah 2 years ago Cider, my mistake, not impossible123

One more run states Trainer.

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Doantwin2easy , agreed . There is little doubt that Hendo's team have been trying to manufacture a better stride pattern , am sure plenty of placing poles etc . This type of thing is quite common in dog agility and almost always related to eyesight and known as ETS (early takeoff syndrome ). The horse should do better (providing he doesnt fight the bit) over yesterdays distance with some control .

People seem to have a very fixed view of this horse in their minds, and it's how he ran in the Supreme and the 2023 Champion Hurdle. Those were 2-3 years ago, but it's just assumed the horse can still perform at the same standard. Maybe he can, but horses age and they all regress at some stage.

All differing opinions and everyone has one, some will be closer to the mark than others , but a lot of tosh said as well.
Someone on here using dog analogy , last poster questioning the pris of schooling after a fall.

He was unfortunate , he got half lengthed and its annoying, but it happens.
Just a great shame as the race was about to develop

Those who talk of retirement for him , why just because he's fallen ?  Needs some schooling and get him to punchestown over 2miles and hopefully we will see the king back.
A shame they are not running Lossiemouth but no point as he's slammed her already this season.
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I've stated a few times, the horse could have fallen multiple times, took at least one liberty in almost every race I can recall. Luck ran out. I'm not a jockey basher but NBD didn't look comfortable at all yesterday, it is possible his indecision was felt by the horse.

Nico did put himself into a position that did not help the horse; the horse needs a pilot just like a car. A car does not cause an accident unless it's a mechanical failure.

I'd side with Mr Mullins's methodology regarding fallers. I think a schooling just prior to its next race could be more productive as it will be fresher in the horse's mind.

Anyway, the most important of all CH is ok, and remain so until next season.

I would be amazed if mullins doesn't school them after a fall.
It's like a child riding, if they fall off you have to make them get back on straight away so they don't dwell on it.

Everybody I know schools after a fall to restore the horse's confidence and to check it is moving freely and has not been affected by the spill.
With CH I expect Yogi has been in and done a lot of work with him and nico.

Hendo hits out at "ridiculous" opinions about Constitution Hill. What does he expect operating the way he's been doing eg mollycoddling, not travelled to Ireland, etc, when the horse was in his prime or well?

And now post two successive falls he wants to take Constitution Hill to Punchestown. Bizarre!

Constitution Hill fell for the second successive race in last week's Aintree Hurdle but is still set to head across the Irish Sea for a potential clash with the likes of Champion Hurdle heroine Golden Ace and State Man at Punchestown on May 2.

Henderson said: "He's fine and he's quite perky, and he's been out in his own paddock. Punchestown is the plan.

"The whole world has their opinions. Some of them are entertaining, some of them are constructive and some of them are ridiculous. Everyone's got their ideas, but those who understand know there's not a lot you can do. There are a lot of people out there telling me how to ride and train this horse, but those people have never sat on a horse in their lives."
I could not agree more