Constitution Hill comes through Kempton unscathed in his final test ahead of Cheltenham Festival

Constitution Hill has successfully come through one of his final big tests before the Cheltenham Festival with a workout at Kempton racecourse.

The Nicky Henderson-trained gelding, who is 4-11 favourite for the Champion Hurdle with Paddy Power, was the star attraction as Henderson put some of his main Cheltenham Festival contenders through their paces in at the London track.

A trip to Kempton has become an annual event for Henderson as a means of putting the finishing touches to his big guns ahead of the showpiece jumps meeting.

The biggest gun is Constitution Hill, who won the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle by 22 lengths at last year’s Festival, who will bid to provide his trainer with a ninth Champion Hurdle success.

Ridden by Nico de Boinville, Constitution Hill galloped with stablemates Captain Morgs (Paul O’Brien) and Ahorsewithnoname (Daryl Jacob).