Constitution Hill looks all set to return to Kempton for his next start on the Flat.
The former champion hurdler won both of his first two starts on the level, but lost his unbeaten tag when well held in the September Stakes and Gran Premio del Jockey Club.
Despite defeat, his efforts have come in high-class fields and races are still there to be won with the nine-year-old.
Fresh off the back of his Italian adventure, connections appear to have landed on a new target.
In a recent post on X, trainer Nicky Henderson agreed that the Floodlit Stakes at Kempton would be a suitable target when asked about when Constitution Hill's next outing might be.
"Why not? I mean, he likes Kempton, he likes the all-weather - although I'd still rather be on turf," Henderson said.
After starting him off in February, connections decided to rest their star for the height of the summer, instead opting to seek softer ground at the back end of the campaign. Although conditions were described officially as 'soft' when the eight-time Grade 1 winner was last seen in Milan, Henderson believes that it was riding much quicker by the time the Group 2 event was staged.
"Again, you see in Milan, it was a bit bad luck. The weekend before I thought, we won't be going, it's too quick. Then they had 48mm on rain on the Tuesday night. Well, by the time we got there on Sunday it was back to good and getting quicker," Henderson continued.
"It was unfortunate because some soft ground would have changed things dramatically, to be honest."
The Floodlit Stakes -- which carries Listed status -- has been won by father-son training duo John & Thady Gosden for the last three years with Lion's Pride, Military Academy and Shader.
Boasting a £60,000 prize pot, this year's renewal is scheduled to take place on Wednesday 25th November at 19:00 GMT.
