Overview
- Constitution Hill finished fourth in the William Hill September Stakes at Kempton, beaten roughly five and three‑quarters lengths by Pride Of Arras in what was his first defeat on the Flat.
- The official handicapper raised his mark by 7lb to an official rating of 108 following the Kempton performance.
- An official rating of 108 rules him out of most 0‑105 handicaps, which are races limited to horses rated 105 or lower and often determine low‑weight entries.
- A Melbourne Cup trip is no longer being pursued after the Kempton result, and trainer Nicky Henderson said the rise “tells us where we are” and that he will study the programme books to choose new targets.
- Racing Post gave the Kempton effort an RPR of 109 and the winner, Pride Of Arras, was raised 3lb to 117, underlining that Constitution Hill was competing against established Group horses and reshaping his route back to turf and higher‑grade races.