You know that the only horse to be on is constitution hill barring anything going wrong. This is a horse that will get everyone excited and I haven't seen anything else to get near it .
That could be true, we will have to see what races they have planned for him. If he goes to Punchestown and wins then maybe it wont be such a great Champion hurdle as he could potentially dominate for 2-3 years.
Some were suggesting that Vauban might have a flat campaign with Melbourne Cup the long term aim.