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I think the race actually exceeded its hype. Denman was awe-inspiring that day. Kauto ran to 175 when winning the Gold Cup and 179 when finishing behind Denman. However, at Kempton Kauto has run to 184, 184 and 180 (very similar to the ratings that Desert Orchid was able to achieve at Kempton) – and DO was only able to achieve 171 in his Gold Cup victory.
Seems pretty conclusive that EC1 is right about this. Cheltenham and Kempton are two different courses and suit different types (as I believe I maintained before last year’s Gold Cup).

[QUOTE="SteveM, post: 2176015, member: 64943"] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]I think the race actually exceeded its hype. Denman was awe-inspiring that day. Kauto ran to 175 when winning the Gold Cup and 179 when finishing behind Denman. However, at Kempton Kauto has run to 184, 184 and 180 (very similar to the ratings that Desert Orchid was able to achieve at Kempton) – and DO was only able to achieve 171 in his Gold Cup victory.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]Seems pretty conclusive that EC1 is right about this. Cheltenham and Kempton are two different courses and suit different types (as I believe I maintained before last year’s Gold Cup).[/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]

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