Irish Champion Hurdle, Feb 3rd

Buveur D'air: Very unlikely and possibly if Faugheen is absent; I shall be laying Faugheen at 'evens or less, and backing Defi Du Seuil at 14 here.

Impossible, what happened in Defi's comeback race? Went out like a light and no hope on that evidence

No idea, hope Defi Du Seuil was under-prepared. A good horse does not just lose its ability overnight unless it was Air Force.  Blue; will back him for this race if confirmed, and lay Faugheen.

Don't like to back horses, or dogs for that matter, with the possibility of carrying a niggle. Suppose offset by Defi's price, though

Good luck!

Hobbs horses where running dire at the time ffs, he made a bad error at the 3rd hurdle as well, the race was over 3f more than he'd ran before (who knows if he stays that far even?, I would imagine he would) and last years juveniles where utter sh1te, look at what he beat in the Triumph and at Aintree, he has chunks to find to be Champion Hurdle class, perhaps he will

Mullins is upbeat about Faugheen...on past experience will he show?

The market is saying different. Faugheen has drifted from 'evens' to 7/4, but Melon - from the same stable - is in huge demand contracting into 15/8 from 7/2. A late defection by Faugheen perhaps.

Backed Faugheen win.