14:20 Leopardstown

Thursday 29 December 2022

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Matheson Hurdle (Grade 1)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 1  |   2m  |   Soft (Yielding in places)  |   5 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:20  |   Winning time: 3m 55.70s
1st
Horse silk
3
State Man
511-12
4/6f
T: W P MullinsJ: Paul 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
2nd
Horse silk
4 ¼
4
Vauban
411-12
11/4
T: W P MullinsJ: Danny 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
3rd
Horse silk
5
2
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
4th
Horse silk
46
5
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
5th
Horse silk
99
1
Pied Piper
411-12
12/1
T: G ElliottJ: Jack 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)

Verdict

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.

  1. STATE MAN (FR)
  2. VAUBAN (FR)
  3. SHARJAH (FR)

Previous Winners

2021
Sharjah
Weight: 11-12  |Age: 8
J: Mr P W Mullins  |  T: W P Mullins
5/6

Prize Money

1st: €90,000.002nd: €30,000.003rd: €15,000.004th: €7,501.005th: €4,501.006th: €3,000.00

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