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State Man ruled out for the season due to injury
By Racing TV
Last Updated: Wed 12 Nov 2025
The Willie Mullins-trained State Man has been ruled out for the season after suffering a tendon injury.
The eight-year-old has 12 Grade One victories to his name including three Irish Champion Hurdles, three Punchestown Champion Hurdles and the 2024 Champion Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.
State Man, pictured winning the 2024 Champion Hurdle, will miss the entire 2025/26 campaign. (Focusonracing)
He looked set to successfully defend his title at Prestbury Park in March before falling at the final obstacle and he was set to return to action in the Morgiana Hurdle at Punchestown on Saturday week, a race he has also won on two occasions.
However, he will now miss the entire campaign.
Mullins told Sporting Life: “Sadly State Man has suffered a tendon injury on the gallops here. He’ll definitely be out for the rest of the season.”
Paddy Power’s revised Champion Hurdle betting in State Man’s absence sees his stablemate Lossiemouth assume joint-favouritism alongside Dan Skelton’s The New Lion at 3-1.
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