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14:20 Leopardstown

Thursday 29 December 2022

All12:0012:3513:1013:4514:2014:5515:25

Matheson Hurdle (Grade 1)

Off time: 14:20 | Winning time: 3m 55.7s

1^st

State Man

511-12

4/6f

T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend

Tracked leader in 2nd, took closer order 2 out, travelled well to lead before last (normal 2 out), asserted final furlong, kept on well, comfortably op 8/11

2^nd

4 ¼

Vauban

411-12

11/4

T: W P MullinsJ: D E Mullins

Rear, 5th 4 out, headway before last (normal 2 out), progress in 3rd over 2f out, closed in 2nd 2f out, not much room and switched right over 1f out, no impression on winner 1f out, kept on tchd 3/1

3^rd

Sharjah

911-12

6/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Mr P W Mullins

Mid-division, bad mistake in 3rd at 2nd, progress in 2nd over 2f out, pushed along in 3rd 2f out, veered right and no impression final furlong op 11/2

4^th

She Is Electric

711-5

200/1

T: N LeeJ: R P Geoghegan

Led and kept wide, soon increased advantage, jumped big at 1st, 5 lengths clear 4 out, reduced lead 2 out, headed before last (normal 2 out), lost place and weakened quickly over 2f out, tailed off

5^th

Pied Piper

411-12

12/1

T: G ElliottJ: J W Kennedy

Towards rear, 4th 4 out, weakened and detached before last (normal 2 out), eased after last, completely tailed off tchd 11/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€1.67Pl:€1.20, €1.40EX:€2.80Trifecta:€3.70SF:€2.84

Forecasts

State Man (4/6), Vauban (11/4), Sharjah (6/1), Pied Piper (12/1), She Is Electric (200/1)

Willie Mullins holds a strong hand and the classy STATE MAN is fancied to continue his progress and hold off his younger stablemate Vauban. The third of his representatives, Sharjah, was comfortably held by the selection last time but is likely to be closer to his best now as he seeks a fifth straight win in this Grade 1.