Cheltenham witnessed the most dramatic of runnings of the Unibet Champion Hurdle on the first day of the Champion Hurdle. Odds-on Constitution Hill was the red-hot favourite and unbeaten winner of 10 out of 10 races over hurdles aiming to recapture the crown he won in 2023 and was unable to defend last year due to sickness in the Nicky Henderson stable. The Willie Mullins-trained State Man won the 2024 Champion Hurdle in the absence of Constitution Hill. Yet both horses came down to throw the