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Fri 03 May 2024 Racecards
UK time:
00:00:00
Ireland
18:00 Punchestown
Fri 03 May 2024 – Boodles Champion Hurdle (grade 1)
- Runners: 4
- Class: 1
- Dist: 2m 45y
- Type: Hurdle
- Surface: Turf
- Going: Yielding
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1st
4
State Man
0.29
f
- Winning Time: 4m 4.7s
- Winning Trainer: W P Mullins
- Winning Jockey: P Townend
- Win: €1.29
- Exacta: €1.40
- Forecast: €1.69
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1st4
Age 7
ANALYSIS: Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, headway early straight, pushed along and led approaching last, edged right early run-in, ridden and kept on well -
2nd2
Age 6
ANALYSIS: Led, 2 lengths clear halfway, slight mistake 3 out, pushed along entering straight, ridden and headed approaching last, no impression on winner run-in, kept on one pace -
3rd1
Age 9 BLK
ANALYSIS: Held up in rear, no impression 3 out, pushed along and no extra approaching straight, kept on one pace run-in to go moderate 3rd closing stages -
4th3
Age 9
ANALYSIS: Ran 3rd, pushed along and no impression entering straight, no extra approaching last, ridden run-in and dropped to 4th closing stages
VERDICT: Champion Hurdle hero State Man is a nine-time Grade 1 winner who is unbeaten in four course runs and won last year's renewal of this race. His only defeat in his last 12 starts has been to Constitution Hill at Cheltenham in 2023 and while just over a length separated him and Irish Point in March, the selection is currently at his peak. The aforementioned Irish Point should again give him a race but needs to find improvement to turn the form around. Sir Gerhard drops in distance having run well in a recent Sandown Grade 2 but has winning form at this distance and can fill third place.
