The feature event on day two of the Dublin Racing Festival was billed as a straight shootout between the Willie Mullins-trained duo
A crashing fall suffered by his stablemate Lossiemouth allowed State Man to come home in splendid isolation and claim his third victory in the Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown.
From flag-fall the big two dominated, with Lossiemouth and State Man quickly building up a huge advantage over the other three runners. Mullins said: “Both jockeys went out with no instructions and I was happy to let them do what they wanted, ride their own horse and their own race. Lossiemouth walked away from her exit unscathed and while her rider was gingerly holding his arm in the immediate aftermath, he did ride in the next race.
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