There is a marked difference between Arkle’s sectionals in the Gallaher and Sprinter Sacre’s sectionals in the Tingle Creek.
Sprinter Sacre was racing over 2 miles, carrying the same weight as five of his six opponents, i.e. 11st 7Ibs – a stone less than Arkle, who was racing over a mile further, whilst attempting ( and succeeding ) to give a previous Gold Cup and Hennessy winner 16Ibs.
Incidentally, the young beaks at Timeform are more than satisfied with Arkle’s rating and the rating of those chasers below him.
212 Arkle
210 Flyingbolt
191 Kauto Star, Mill House
187 Desert Orchid
186 Dunkirk
184 Burrough Hill Lad, Moscow Flyer, Long Run
183 Denman, Master Oats
182 Azertyuiop, Best Mate, Captain Christy, Carvill’s Hill, Kicking King, See More Business, Well Chief
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