Lossiemouth lands Aintree Hurdle as Constitution Hill suffers another dramatic fall

Lossiemouth landed the Aintree Hurdle amid a dramatic fall from a beaten Constitution Hill as Willie Mullins won a fourth straight race to open the Grand National Festival.

Aintree Hurdle Result: Lossiemouth Hits The Big Time

The race played out just as Paul Townend would have dreamt with Lossiemouth just sitting off Constitution Hill and waiting for his moment to pounce.

The mare enjoyed a smooth trip, manoeuvring around the outside and travelling into the race in style, making her bid approaching the third last while Constitution Hill struggled for room and looked well beaten before hitting the deck at the penultimate flight.

The 2m4f trip looked to have stretched him when winning this race two years ago and it was a similar story on Thursday at the Merseyside venue – but this time he had considerably tougher opposition to the throne.

Following a dramatic fall in the Champion Hurdle last month, Nicky Henderson’s stable star simply isn’t showing enough respect to his hurdles and jumping is the name of the game.

Hailed as one of the greatest hurdlers of all-time, Constitution Hill’s resume has taken quite the hit since his return and who knows where connections will opt to go next.

Mullins landed a fourth straight Grade 1 contest to start the festival after wins for Impaire Et e, Murcia and Gaelic Warrior earlier on the day.

Martin Pipe winner Wodhooh ran an absolute cracker to finish second and she looks a shoo-in for the Mares’ Hurdle in 2025.

WATCH: Lossiemouth wins the Grade 1 Aintree Hurdle

🏆 Lossiemouth wins the William Hill Aintree Hurdle! 🏆

Make that FOUR on the day for Willie Mullins! 💥#ITVRacing | @WillieMullinsNH | @PTownend pic.twitter.com/7nspzvn1ZZ

— ITV Racing (@itvracing) April 3, 2025

Owner Rich Ricci chose to sidestep a Champion Hurdle showdown with Constitution Hill when Lossiemouth fell in the Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown in February, sending her to Mares’ Hurdle glory instead.

The rematch lived up to the billing and spectators at Aintree were gifted with the spectacle of a lifetime as Lossiemouth levelled the scores with her rival who took the spoils in the Christmas Hurdle at Kempton on Boxing Day.

Mullins’ star six-year-old is now five-from-five over 2m4f but it seems silly not to target the feature race on the first day of the Cheltenham Festival next season.