Sharjah retains title in style at Leopardstown

Driven clear on the run-in by Patrick Mullins, Sharjah completed back-to-back wins in the Grade 1 Matheson Hurdle at Leopardstown.

In a race which saw stable-companion and 10/11 favourite Klassical Dream blunder badly at the fourth before finishing a well-beaten last of five, the 9/2 winner cruised up alongside Petit Mouchoir turning for home and, once popped a question by Mullins at the back of the last, forged clear to score by three and three-quarter lengths, with Coeur Sublime (reportedly made a respiratory noise) back in third.