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All I was really asking is why three miles and two and a half furlongs is seen by some as the best way of determining the champion stayer. When I look at its roll of honour, I see it littered with horses which weren't rated champion stayer of the season.

You said in an earlier post that they might not always go faster in a Gold Cup than a King George. As a kid I remember Desert Orchid tearing around Kempton, and standing off outside the wings of his fences. Why is this less meritorious than jumping around Cheltenham?

[QUOTE="Katharine, post: 2223868, member: 65584"] All I was really asking is why three miles and two and a half furlongs is seen by some as the best way of determining the champion stayer. When I look at its roll of honour, I see it littered with horses which weren't rated champion stayer of the season. You said in an earlier post that they might not always go faster in a Gold Cup than a King George. As a kid I remember Desert Orchid tearing around Kempton, and standing off outside the wings of his fences. Why is this less meritorious than jumping around Cheltenham? [/QUOTE]

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