14:35 Punchestown

Saturday 25 November 2023

All11:4012:1312:4813:2313:5814:3515:0815:43

Unibet Morgiana Hurdle (Grade 1)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 1  |   2m 160y  |   Soft  |   4 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:35  |   Winning time: 4m 20.7s
1st
Horse silk
3
611-12
1/6f
T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend
Tracked leader in 2nd, improved to lead entering straight, went clear travelling well before last, pushed along and stayed on strongly run-in, easily op 2/11 tchd 1/5
2nd
Horse silk
5
4
7/1
T: W P MullinsJ: D E Mullins
Held up in touch in last, took keen hold, headway on outer into 2nd entering straight, ridden before last, no impression on winner run-in, kept on without threatening winner op 11/2
3rd
Horse silk
3 ½
1
33/1
T: G ElliottJ: Sam Ewing
Led, not fluent at 1st, ridden and headed entering straight, dropped to moderate last before last, rallied to regain moderate 3rd inside final furlong op 50/1 tchd 66/1
4th
Horse silk
2 ½
2
12/1
T: G ElliottJ: J W Kennedy
Tracked leaders in 3rd, slight mistake 4th, not fluent 2 out and ridden, 3rd on inner entering straight, no impression on leaders op 14/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€1.17EX:€1.70Trifecta:€5.80SF:€2.06

Forecasts

State Man (1/6), Echoes In Rain (7/1), Pied Piper (12/1), Fils D'oudairies (33/1)

Verdict

STATE MAN was comfortably the best 2m hurdler in Ireland last season and can provide Willie Mullins with a remarkable twelfth win in this since 2011. Stable-companion Echoes In Rain can follow him home.

  1. STATE MAN (FR)
  2. ECHOES IN RAIN (FR)
  3. PIED PIPER

Previous Winners

2022
State Man
Weight: 11-12  |Age: 5
4/9

Prize Money

1st: €72,000.002nd: €24,000.003rd: €11,999.004th: €6,000.005th: €3,600.006th: €2,400.00

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