Paddy Power Champion Hurdle (Grade 1) – Punchestown

Punchestown

17:25

Paddy Power Champion Hurdle (Grade 1)

Date 2023-04-28

Distance 2m

Class Class 1

Going Yielding

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €177,000

Winning Time 3m 58.90s (slow by 14.90s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	State Man (FR) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	2/5F	Won
2nd	Vauban (FR) Danny Mullins · W P Mullins	100/30	3
3rd	Colonel Mustard (FR) Kieren Buckley · Mrs Lorna Fowler	33/1	6
4th	Sharjah (FR) Mr P W Mullins · W P Mullins	14/1	5
5th	Zanahiyr (IRE) Keith Donoghue · Gordon Elliott	22/1	2.75
6th	Pied Piper (GB) Rachael Blackmore · Gordon Elliott	22/1	2.25

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
4	State Man Chestnut J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	166	—	1-1112	166	170	143	45d	—	—	-6	56	0.11/1	4/9 69%
Won four Grade 1s in a row before no match for Constitution Hill, can regain the thread
5	Vauban Chestnut J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	166	t	11-234	160	163	136	45d	—	—	+14	32.9	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Top juvenile hurdler last season, high-class form this term but safely held by State Man
3	Sharjah Bay J:Mr P W Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Mr P W Mullins T:W P Mullins	166	t	-23242	158	163	139	15d	—	—	+31	38.3	3.75/1	16 6%
Creditable Aintree second with Zanahiyr third, unlikely to beat State Man at this stage
2	Pied Piper Chestnut J:Rachael Blackmore T:Gordon Elliott	J:Rachael Blackmore T:Gordon Elliott	166	t	-11542	157	163	141	42d	—	—	+33	38.1	4.75/1	20 5%
A shade unlucky not to win the County Hurdle, well held by the Mullins-trained principals
6	Zanahiyr Chestnut J:Keith Donoghue T:Gordon Elliott	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gordon Elliott	166	tp	-7P533	158	163	139	15d	—	—	+29	32.7	6.00/1	25 4%
Back near top form last two starts, no reason why he should turn the tables on State Man
1	Colonel Mustard Chestnut J:Kieren Buckley T:Mrs Lorna Fowler	J:Kieren Buckley T:Mrs Lorna Fowler	166	p	7-4222	145	150	131	6d	—	—	+22	24.5	12.25/1	50 2%
Chased home Rubaud in the Scottish Champion Hurdle, lowest-rated here to the tune of 12lb

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
State Man	2/5	2/5	4/9	2/5	4/11
Vauban	4	7/2	10/3	7/2	7/2
Sharjah	14	14	10	14	16
Pied Piper	20	16	14	16	18
Zanahiyr	25	25	18	25	25
Colonel Mustard	40	50	28	40	50

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

State Man

OR: 29 Form: 7 Odds: 20

4/9

2nd

Sharjah

38.3

OR: 27 Form: 9.4 Odds: 1.9

3rd

Pied Piper

38.1

OR: 26.8 Form: 10 Odds: 1.4

Vauban

32.9

OR: 27.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.4

7/2

Zanahiyr

32.7

OR: 27 Form: 4.7 Odds: 1.1

Colonel Mustard

24.5

OR: 23.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
State Man	166	170	143
Vauban	160	163	136
Sharjah	158	163	139
Zanahiyr	158	163	139
Pied Piper	157	163	141
Colonel Mustard	145	150	131

Last Run