Overview
- Aidan O'Brien confirmed on Thursday that unbeaten three‑year‑old Constitution River and stablemate Hawk Mountain will both run in Saturday's £1 million Coral‑Eclipse at Sandown.
- The final seven‑horse field also includes Flushing Meadows, Gethin, Saddadd, A Boy Named Susie and King's Gambit with Constitution River installed as market favourite.
- Flushing Meadows is expected to act as a pacemaker for the Ballydoyle team, a deliberate tactic to control early pace and set up the race for O'Brien's principals.
- Owen Burrows' Gethin is viewed as the main older‑horse threat but must concede 10 lb to Constitution River, a weight difference that is likely to influence the finish over 1m2f.
- Donnacha O'Brien rates A Boy Named Susie as improving with a cleaner run but says the horse faces a tough task against the Ballydoyle trio; the race outcome will hinge on pace, draw and how weight concessions play out.