Sandown’s feature race on Saturday, 8 January and the first British Grade 1 of 2022 is the 2m Tolworth Hurdle for novices (2:25). Even the ante post betting on this year’s renewal is all about one horse. Constitution Hill created a big impression with his course and distance success last month, so is one of the hottest Tolworth Hurdle tips in town.
Stats and trends support horses like him coming to this test from an Irish Point-to-Point background. Three of the last six Tolworth Hurdle winners started their racing careers in that sphere. Usually run on soft or heavy ground, experience of Sandown isn’t essential for this but stamina is.