Connections of Vautour believe the star chaser will be "hard to beat" at Aintree on Friday if he can replicate his Cheltenham Festival heroics.
Despite fitness fears which saw him rerouted from the Gold Cup, Willie Mullins' seven-year-old dazzled in the Ryanair Chase with a six-length defeat of stablemate Valseur Lido.
Having returned from Cheltenham in fine fettle, Vautour will be a short price on Merseyside to secure a sixth Grade One victory in the JLT Melling Chase over two and a half miles.
Patrick Mullins, the trainer's son and assistant, said: "Vautour only beat Valseur Lido by half the distance he did the previous year at Cheltenham, and that backs up what we were saying about his work in the run-up to the race.
"Having said that, he was still impressive and awesome to watch.
"I would like to think that Aintree will suit as it is left-handed on good ground. He has come back out of Cheltenham in great form.
"We've not really done any hard work with him but what we have done we have been pleased with.
"If he does what he did at Cheltenham he will be hard to beat."
God's Own steps back up in trip after he finished fourth behind Sprinter Sacre in the Queen Mother Champion Chase.
Trainer Tom George said: "He came out of Cheltenham unbelievably well.
"He was a kilo heavier on the following Monday, so it obviously took nothing out of him.
"Two miles at Aintree would be too sharp for him, anyway, and I'm not worried about going up to two and a half.
"It's a tough race, but there's a lot of prize-money for second and we'll see what happens.
"He's had a light campaign so we'll run at Aintree and then head off to Punchestown, all being well."
Al Ferof came home fourth behind Vautour in the Ryanair Chase and renews rivalry for trainer Dan Skelton and owner John Hales.
Popular veteran Somersby (Mick Channon), Clarcam (Gordon Elliott) and Ryanair faller Vibrato Valtat (Paul Nicholls) complete the six-runner field.
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