Cobden eyeing Gold Cup revenge with Bravemansgame
The Willie Mullins trained State Man on the gallops in Cheltenham yesterday. Picture: Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images
There was no late surprise among the final list of eight runners in Tuesday's Unibet Champion Hurdle, with Willie Mullins opting to keep hot favourite State Man and Lossiemouth apart.
In the disappointing absence of the reigning champion Constitution Hill, last year's runner-up State Man will be prohibitive odds to provide the festival's most successful trainer with a fifth victory in the feature event on day one of the showpiece meeting.
