JUST as he did on the track throughout the season, Constitution Hill was in a different league to his rivals in the 2022/23 Anglo-Irish Jumps Classifications but a rating of 175 wasn’t enough to eclipse the feats of Irish hurdling greats Istabraq and Faugheen.

The Nicky Henderson-trained superstar’s rating makes him the third highest-rated two-mile hurdler in the history of the classifications, which were first published in 1999/2000, though Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board senior National Hunt handicapper Andrew ‘Sandy’ Shaw lamented the fact we may never know how good he is as a result of never running in a handicap.