THE Champion Hurdle ante-post betting offers little interest with Faugheen very short at 2/1, and it’s more due to the stable decision to point him at the Champion rather than Vautour, than on what he has done on the track to date.

Next in the market we have last year’s first, third and fourth, though the odds indicate little confidence in the expectation of Hurricane Fly, generally 14/1, winning another Champion at the age of 11.