14:20 Leopardstown

Friday 29 December 2023

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

Matheson Hurdle (Grade 1)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 1  |   2m  |   Soft to Heavy  |   4 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:20  |   Winning time: 3m 55.6s
1st
Horse silk
3
611-12
4/7f
T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend
Tracked leader in 2nd, led travelling well 2 out, pushed along before last, clear and ran on well under hands and heels run-in, comfortably op 8/13 tchd 8/15
2nd
Horse silk
3 ¼
2
7/4
T: W P MullinsJ: D A Jacob
Raced disputing 3rd, close 3rd and mistake 2 out, short of room briefly entering straight, ridden in 2nd before last, kept on without threatening winner in 2nd run-in op 13/8 tchd 15/8
3rd
Horse silk
8
4
18/1
T: W P MullinsJ: D E Mullins
Raced disputing 3rd, dropped to last briefly 2 out, headway into 2nd and pushed along entering straight, 3rd and ridden before last, no extra in 3rd run-in tchd 14/1
4th
Horse silk
11
1
28/1
T: G ElliottJ: J W Kennedy
Led and clear, jumped right, mistake 2nd, jumped right and headed 2 out, ridden and dropped to last entering straight, weakened op 66/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€1.58EX:€1.50Trifecta:€1.90SF:€1.96

Forecasts

State Man (4/7), Impaire Et Passe (7/4), Echoes In Rain (18/1), Fils D'oudairies (28/1)

Verdict

STATE MAN may not have been able to live with Constitution Hill in last season's Champion Hurdle but he's clear best of the rest in the 2m division and can land this for the second year running. Impaire Et Passe could be suited by the return to 2m and can give his stablemate most to do.

  1. STATE MAN (FR)
  2. IMPAIRE ET PASSE (FR)
  3. ECHOES IN RAIN (FR)

Previous Winners

2022
State Man
Weight: 11-12  |Age: 5
4/6

Prize Money

1st: €90,000.002nd: €30,000.003rd: €15,000.004th: €7,500.005th: €4,500.006th: €3,000.00

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