14:45 Leopardstown

Sunday 4 February 2024

All12:4013:1013:4014:1014:4515:2015:5016:25

Chanelle Pharma Irish Champion Hurdle (Grade 1)

Off time: 14:46 | Winning time: 4m 1.00s

1^st

State Man

711-12

2/5f

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend

Tracked leader in 2nd, led travelling well entering straight, pushed out and kept on well, easily op 1/3

2^nd

5 ½

Bob Olinger

911-12

11/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore

Held up in touch in rear, not fluent 3rd, headway on outer approaching straight, 3rd entering straight, pushed along when bumped rival over 1f out, soon ridden in 2nd and no impression, kept on same pace tchd 10/1

3^rd

Impaire Et Passe

611-12

10/3

T: W P MullinsJ: D A Jacob

Led, jumped right, not fluent 3rd, mistake 5th, pushed along after 2 out (usual 3 out), headed entering straight, ridden and no impression in 2nd when edged right and bumped rival over 1f out, soon 3rd, kept on one pace op 4/1

4^th

3 ¾

Echoes In Rain

811-5

28/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Danny Mullins

Tracked leaders in 3rd, pushed along and dropped to 4th entering straight, no impression when briefly short of room over 1f out, kept on one pace tchd 33/1

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Non-Runners

Fils D'oudairies³⁷

Weight: 11-12| Age: 9

T: G Elliott J: Jack Kennedy

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€1.40EX:€3.00Trifecta:€7.80SF:€4.97

Forecasts

State Man (2/5), Impaire Et Passe (10/3), Bob Olinger (11/1), Echoes In Rain (28/1), Fils D'oudairies (100/1)

STATE MAN has found only the mighty Constitution Hill too good in his last ten outings and took this prize 12 months ago so is hard to oppose. Stablemate Impaire Et Passe chased home the selection in the Matheson over C&D last time and again rates second best ahead of Bob Olinger and Echoes In Rain.

STATE MAN (FR)
IMPAIRE ET PASSE (FR)
BOB OLINGER (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023

State Man

Weight: 11-12 |Age: 6

J: Paul Townend | T: W P Mullins

6/5

Prize Money

1st: €114,000.002nd: €40,000.003rd: €20,000.004th: €10,000.005th: €6,000.006th: €4,000.007th: €3,000.00