Constitution Hill falls again as Golden Ace storms to Fighting Fifth Hurdle win

• 22-1 outsider repeats Champion Hurdle success

• The New Lion also falls when leading two out

Golden Ace, the reigning champion over hurdles but dismissed in the betting as a 22-1 outsider, won a dramatic Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Newcastle.

Constitution Hill, the 2023 Champion Hurdle winner, suffered a third fall in four starts at the second while The New Lion fell when leading the field two out, before Golden Ace, the only mare in the race, held off the challenge of Anzadam to claim the spoils.