State Man romps home at Punchestown as Constitution Hill flops again

State Man secured his third straight victory in Champion Hurdle while Nicky Henderson said it was ‘a tough place to be’ after another poor showing by Constitution HillState Man, who was denied a repeat success in the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham in March when he fell at the final flight, gained a measure of compensation on Friday evening as he recorded a third successive win in Punchestown’s equivalent of the two-mile championship event. His task, though, was certainly made ea