| R5 IRE - LEOPARDSTOWN | 29 December 2023 |
| Matheson Hurdle (Grade 1) G1 4U HDLE ($251,850), 3218m 3:55.60 | |
| FP | Horse Age & Sex | Trainer Jockey | WT SP | |||||||
1st | 3. STATE MAN (FR) 6yo Gelding | WILLIE MULLINS PAUL TOWNEND | 75.5 $1.57 | |||||||
| DOCTOR DINO (FR) - ARRET STATION (FR) | ||||||||||
| MRS J DONNELLY | 2nd | 2. IMPAIRE ET PASSE (FR) 5yo Gelding | WILLIE MULLINS DARYL JACOB | 75.5 $2.75 | ||||||
| DIAMOND BOY (FR) - BRUNE ECOSSAISE (FR) | ||||||||||
| SIMON MUNIR & ISAAC SOUEDE | 3rd | 4. ECHOES IN RAIN (FR) 7yo Mare | WILLIE MULLINS D J MULLINS | 72.0 $19.00 | ||||||
| AUTHORIZED (IRE) - AMARANTINE (FR) | ||||||||||
| BARNANE STUD | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1. FILS D'OUDAIRIES (FR) 8yo Gelding | GORDON ELLIOTT JACK KENNEDY | 75.5 $29.00 | |||||||
The top-class State Man beats stablemate Impaire Et Passe and strikes for his SEVENTH Grade 1 triumph with a ready success in the Matheson Hurdle, the highlight on day four of the Leopardstown Christmas Festival, for jockey Paul Townend, trainer Willie Mullins and owners Joe and Marie Donnelly.
