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Yes it annoyed me that TF rated Long Run above anything Denman had achieved in his career after the latest Gold Cup.

I wrote at the time:

Timeform shoots high with Long Run
AS IMPRESSIVE as Long Run was in winning this year’s thrilling renewal of the Cheltenham Gold Cup, are we really expected to believe Timeform’s figure of 184, which places him joint seventh on Timeform’s all-time list. This means that the six-year-old has not only bettered Denman in this year’s renewal, but has run to a higher rating than Denman in his prime, when beating Kauto Star in the Gold Cup and winning his second Hennessy off 182 – one of the great weight-carrying performances of modern times.

We can console ourselves that the Official ratings have them equal on respective best marks of 182 and the RPRs have Denman a pound superior in terms of relative best performances.

Best RPRs:

Denman 184
Long Run 183
Imperial Commander 182
Kicking King 177

<blockquote data-quote="SteveM" data-source="post: 2359121" data-attributes="member: 64943">Yes it annoyed me that TF rated Long Run above anything Denman had achieved in his career after the latest Gold Cup.I wrote at the time:Timeform shoots high with Long RunAS IMPRESSIVE as Long Run was in winning this year’s thrilling renewal of the Cheltenham Gold Cup, are we really expected to believe Timeform’s figure of 184, which places him joint seventh on Timeform’s all-time list. This means that the six-year-old has not only bettered Denman in this year’s renewal, but has run to a higher rating than Denman in his prime, when beating Kauto Star in the Gold Cup and winning his second Hennessy off 182 – one of the great weight-carrying performances of modern times.We can console ourselves that the Official ratings have them equal on respective best marks of 182 and the RPRs have Denman a pound superior in terms of relative best performances.Best RPRs:Denman 184Long Run 183Imperial Commander 182Kicking King 177</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SteveM, post: 2359121, member: 64943"] Yes it annoyed me that TF rated Long Run above anything Denman had achieved in his career after the latest Gold Cup. I wrote at the time: [SIZE="1"][B]Timeform shoots high with Long Run[/B] AS IMPRESSIVE as Long Run was in winning this year’s thrilling renewal of the Cheltenham Gold Cup, are we really expected to believe Timeform’s figure of 184, which places him joint seventh on Timeform’s all-time list. This means that the six-year-old has not only bettered Denman in this year’s renewal, but has run to a higher rating than Denman in his prime, when beating Kauto Star in the Gold Cup and winning his second Hennessy off 182 – one of the great weight-carrying performances of modern times.[/SIZE] We can console ourselves that the Official ratings have them equal on respective best marks of 182 and the RPRs have Denman a pound superior in terms of relative best performances. Best RPRs: Denman 184 Long Run 183 Imperial Commander 182 Kicking King 177 [/QUOTE]

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