Q&A: How worried should we be about Constitution Hill?

The absence of the reigning Champion Hurdle hero would be a huge blow for this year's Cheltenham Festival
RACE AGAINST TIME: Constitution Hill had already endured a difficult Festival prep before Tuesday's dramatic developments. 	Picture: David Davies/PA

RACE AGAINST TIME: Constitution Hill had already endured a difficult Festival prep before Tuesday's dramatic developments. Picture: David Davies/PA

The shock news of Constitution Hill's disappointing workout and subsequent poor scope caused reverberations around the racing world just two weeks ahead of this year's Cheltenham Festival.

Here, we look at some of the key questions raised by the dramatic development.

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