The feature race of the afternoon is the Grade One Morgiana Hurdle where five runners go to post and although dual winner of the race Sharjah is respected, we are going with the younger pretender in State Man.
Falling on stable debut last term when looking the likely winner, he showed bundles of ability at Limerick next time out to win easily by 12 lengths.
Mullins next time out sent him into the County Hurdle at the Cheltenham festival having won five of the last 11 renewals and being a Graded horse in a handicap he went on to win well off a mark of 141.
Looking to land a hat-trick, he was stepped in trip and into a Grade One at the Punchestown festival and taking on the likes of Kilcruit, Flame Bearer and Three Stripe Life he dominated the field to win by seven lengths.
Very exciting gelding that is still very unexposed, but this is a seriously tough test going into open company for the first time on seasonal debut.