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Constitution Hill Set for Flat Turf Debut in Newbury’s Group 3 John Porter

The nine-year-old faces proven Group winners in a sharp rise from all-weather novice races.

Overview

  • Constitution Hill has been entered for Saturday’s John Porter Stakes at Newbury, which will be his first start on turf in Flat racing.
  • He comes into the race unbeaten in two Flat runs on the all-weather after wins at Southwell in February and Kempton last month.
  • The Group 3 test draws established talent, with entries including Pride Of Arras, Bellum Justum, Al Aasy and Tenability.
  • Odds-makers signal a tough assignment, as William Hill opened him at 10-1 and he sits lowest on official ratings among the entries.
  • Connections and analysts view this as a benchmark run, with Racing Post analysis saying he must improve on his Kempton level to figure.