Going back to his hurdling days Altior sectionals on boxing day compared well with later on the card Faugheen, 1 second or so slower from 2 out, from what I remember. Excuses for Min and Buv are valid but they wouldn't have won regardless.
Over the fences record, Altior is also vastly superior and Min needs to improve to come closer than he did in the Supreme. Altior remember is not out with an injury, just done a casual breathing operation. It'll be a good race if they take him on but Min would breeze in the Ryanair as UDS performed a one-time amazing trick last year which at 10-yo don't think he'll be able to repeat. RR was always claimed Min would take his revenge on Altior and now seems the perfect chance, however Mullins is a pragmatic that wants to win as many races and surely recognizes Altior is much harder to beat than anything in the Ryanair.