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Cheltenham Festival News: Constitution Hill hits a peak in Supreme win

Constitution Hill Cheltenham 2022

Constitution Hill capped a fine one-two for Nicky Henderson in the opening race of the Cheltenham Festival 2022. It was a 22 lengths victory for the five-year-old with stablemate Jonbon in second.

Nicky Henderson didn't need a sherpa as his Constitution Hill traversed the Cheltenham incline in fine style to romp away with the Supreme Novices' Hurdle.

The 22 length success drew a line under the rivalry with Willie Mullins' fancied Dysart Dynamo, who ran freely and fell at the third last, leaving a Henderson match race between Constitution Hill and stablemate Jonbon.

Yet, class paid as Jonbon couldn't live with his fellow Seven Barrows charge as Nico De Boinville saluted the Cheltenham masses, passing the line on the 9/4 favourite in as many lengths as we are into the century.

Meanwhile, Mullins' 6/1 shot Kilcruit came home third.
De Boinville said: "I knew it was going to be fast and furious and in fairness he did it like a piece of work. I was so happy going to the last. He could be anything, I'm sure he'd jump a fence as well. He's got so much scope.
"I didn't really have a choice (to go for home when he did), he was travelling so well. They've gone a really hard gallop and he's just picked the bridle up. I'm delighted for his owner Michael Buckley, he'll be ecstatic.
"What a way to start the week, what a legend."
Henderson said: "That was awesome. I know what the second horse is and I would have been very surprised if anything could have done that to Jonbon, so he must be an extraordinary animal.
"The hype horse earlier on in the year was Jonbon, then this fella woke up from his slumbers at home and we suddenly realised that actually he was very good.
"He's been very good but the big question was how much he actually knew, he's run in two hurdle races with four runners in each. To suddenly go out there and go at that gallop, that's the extraordinary thing.
"He can travel so easily at that pace and then pick it up, to find gears at the end of a headlong gallop like that was extraordinary."

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