Fighting Fifth Hurdle: Constitution Hill leads Newcastle entries

He dead-heated with Epatante in 2021 and was last seen running a good race to be seventh in the Cesarewitch.

There are two classy mares among his potential opponents, both having won the Dawn Run Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.

Harry Fry’s Love Envoi (7/1) took the spoils in 2022 and was narrowly beaten by Honeysuckle back at Cheltenham in March while Jamie Snowden’s You Wear It Well (12/1) followed in her hoofprints last season.

You Wear It Well reappeared with a good win at Wetherby and is clearly on the up.

Snowden told Sky Sports Racing: “If you’re not in, you can’t run. Constitution Hill has obviously put a few people off.

“We’ve confirmed this morning, we’ll see what the weather does and see whether we take our chance.

“She obviously handles very soft ground at the minimum trip, so she will appreciate every bit of rain that falls.

“She should still be improving, she’s done very little wrong in her career. She’s only ever lost on her racecourse debut and in a couple of Grade Ones.

“Constitution Hill looks an absolute superstar, State Man couldn’t live with him and he’s a multiple Grade One winner, a superstar in his own right.

“It doesn’t look like he can be beaten but it’s the age-old thing, never be afraid of one horse.

“We’re living the dream at the moment and we’ll see how the week pans out and cross each bridge as it comes.”

Sandy Thomson’s Benson also runs but is 100/1.

Fighting Fifth Hurdle odds

1/5 Constitution Hill

7/1 Love Envoi

12/1 You Wear It Well

14/1 Not So Sleepy

100/1 Benson

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