Six of the best for Mullins as State Man overcomes Honeysuckle 

JUMPING FOR JOY: State Man, with Paul Townend up, jumps the first on their way to winning the Chanelle Pharma Irish Champion Hurdle on day two of the Dublin Racing Festival at Leopardstown Racecourse in Dublin. Pic: Seb Daly/Sportsfile

For Willie Mullins, three Grade Ones on Saturday became six by the close of play on Sunday as State Man, Gentleman De Mee and Il Etait Temps gave the Closutton maestro another Dublin Racing Festival treble of top-grade successes.

Who knows if State Man is good enough to down Constitution Hill but after the Grade One Chanelle Pharma Irish Champion Hurdle, we can say with some certainty that he is a credible challenger.