ANTHONY IVE

1 Honeysuckle 2 State Man 3 Vauban

State Man has been very good this season but this is the biggest test of his career. At the prices I’m siding with Honeysuckle to bounce back from a disappointing run at Fairyhouse and land a fourth Irish Champion Hurdle. Vauban wasn’t disgraced when finishing second to State Man last time but has a lot to do to get close to the top two here.