Constitution Hill in better health but misses State Man clash at Punchestown | Racing News

Structure Hill is again at Nicky Henderson’s yard after a colic scare, with any ideas of a visit to the Punchestown Competition now firmly dominated out.

The Seven Barrows handler introduced on Sunday that his celebrity hurdler had been taken to a veterinary hospital due suspected colic on Wednesday night time, describing it as “a couple of traumatic days” with the unbeaten gelding.

Henderson issued an upbeat bulletin on Monday with Structure Hill returning to the Lambourn yard to proceed his restoration, though the 2023 Champion Hurdle hero is in want of an prolonged interval of relaxation.

Which means a possible conflict with final month’s Cheltenham victor State Man is now off the agenda till subsequent time period.

In a press release posted on X on Monday, Henderson mentioned: “Structure Hill returned to Seven Barrows this morning and it’s great to have him house after what he has endured.

“He resumed regular feed yesterday with no additional in poor health results and had a pleasant choose of grass within the welcome sunshine.

“Hopefully that is all behind him now however I’m afraid it’s simple to see he had a tough week and the fact is he’s going to take a while to get well and put some weight again on once more.

“Due to this fact our much-anticipated match with State Man should wait till subsequent season.”

Structure Hill has run simply as soon as this season after chilly climate scuppered his preliminary deliberate return within the Combating Fifth at Newcastle, with deep floor seeing him bypass the rescheduled occasion at Sandown.

He gained the Christmas Hurdle at Kempton on Boxing Day in a canter, however an unsatisfactory scope noticed him miss an supposed Trials day run at Cheltenham earlier than a respiratory an infection ended his hopes of a Champion Hurdle defence final month.

The Combating Fifth is pencilled in as a place to begin for subsequent season, although Henderson’s fundamental precedence stays Structure Hill’s well being.

He added: “So long as he’s OK that’s all that issues, however it has been a horrible few months since his nice efficiency within the Christmas Hurdle. It’s time for him to have a summer time vacation now and stay up for his return, hopefully within the Combating Fifth.”