If his opposition were wearing clothes I think he would trot up tbf.

Well this is what i think, if he was running at Leopardstown Today Constitution Hill would be lucky to be second

Acey, if this isn't a wind-up, i don't know what it takes for you to recognise what is potentially one of the best hurdlers ever. He will not be beaten this season.

I doubt any of the mentioned would have won an Ebor at York with ten stone….oh and a CH….just saying like…

I'm going to take a wild stab in the dark here and say Acey Deucy is Irish.
Just got me a feeling

It's called nostalgia j-c-m , we've all suffered from it in the past when it suits us   

makes you wonder @ what stage acey will realise this is something special.

Let him win it first, and then do it again before you start calling him the best ever!!

According to you JCM there have been no all-time greats beforehand anyway so how will you know when one comes along? I think the best way to test an up-and-coming all-time great is to compare his achievements with others achievements. Then when your supposed All Time Great exceeds the achievements of others that should be the time to celebrate. 
With CH there is still a very long way to go but that only makes the waiting and the achievements better and worth the waiting. To crown him a long way too early takes away the value of any successes. He certainly looks the best around at the moment but we desperately need something to test him properly. And that goes for those who currently tell us how great he is. They will desperately want clear evidence of superstardom. Otherwise they will be defending their positions forever. And the more these horses are over rated before reaching suitable achievements makes the connections refuse to test their horses properly. Henderson is classic with this and we don't want unsubstantiated claims like the ones recently and previously clouding our vision, do we?

There are just too many horses' names come up from the 1970s/80s who people give out as superstars.
Way too many for the word great to be attached.
JCM post of 1.39pm today.

acey on the wind-up otherwise he's a cretin.

you would have asked for an apology when secretariat got beat ydc. they are not machines.

howard you are banned from this thread now fack off.

A couple of years premature to be calling CH anything but a great potential,saw all the greats of the 70s @ 80s then Istabraq and unlike them he will be raced sparingly although more than See You Then who has not even had a mention despite 3 wins in the Champion H.Different era,different owners attitudes but not neccessarily different approach by NH,he has done it all ways e.g SYT and Binocular.Seen nothing so far thought to beat CH including acey's fancies.

When you see a headline currently in the RP saying 'Build him up and they will come' in reference to Constitution Hill and raceday attendances it is quite clear where the leaders of our sport are coming from. They are not interested in history or accuracy they are only interested in the bottom line.

Obviously not the best but at his best top tier River Ceiriog .Check out the way he won the supreme novices hurdle in 1986 on youtube. Has to be seen to be believed and running a cracker in 1987 Champion hurdle until the last caught him out.

Acey - Bit left-field this, but I have just realised who you remind me of - A guy who goes out on a boastful limb but always has an excuse when proved to be wrong. Not saying you are wrong in this case but....

When I was young, I played in a pub Bar Billiards team here in Sussex, we had a player who was the epitome of boastful pomposity. He even used to keep his coat/jacket on until about halfway through the 18(?) minute frame. Before cue off, or his first shot,  he would eyeball (coat on) his opponent, bend down and say "mine's a Cream Label (loser bought winner a beer!) before cueing off. He was very good,but he didn't always win, but when he lost, he somehow contrived a way not to be embarrassed by his pre-frame behaviour or comments.