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As an aside, I read yesterday morning a list of the top 2m chasers since 1988.

I get really irritated that handicappers hand 160+ ratings around like snuff at a wake these days. Direct Route was rated a maximum of 165, and he was a serious tool over 2m-2m4f. Now you see horses like Newmill rated 174, Forpadytheplasterer 168 (I think). It is ludicrous.

Anyway, what struck my eye about the list is how the hell Flagship Uberalles is not on it? He was a better horse than Big Zeb and Finian's Rainbow in my opinion, and robably better than Sizing Europe.

Top 2m Chasers by RPR since 1988:
186 Master Minded
182 Moscow Flyer
181 Desert Orchid
180 Sprinter Sacre
179 Azertyuiop, Kauto Star, Well Chief
176 Sizing Europe
175 Big Zeb, Finian's Rainbow

Listen, I think Sprinter Sacre has every chance of sending in a 185+ RPR performance. But beating Kumbeshwar by 15L or whatever doesn't do it for me.

<blockquote data-quote="Bar the Bull" data-source="post: 2415299" data-attributes="member: 64931">As an aside, I read yesterday morning a list of the top 2m chasers since 1988.&nbsp;I get really irritated that handicappers hand 160+ ratings around like snuff at a wake these days. Direct Route was rated a maximum of 165, and he was a serious tool over 2m-2m4f. Now you see horses like Newmill rated 174, Forpadytheplasterer 168 (I think). It is ludicrous.&nbsp;Anyway, what struck my eye about the list is how the hell Flagship Uberalles is not on it? He was a better horse than Big Zeb and Finian&#039;s Rainbow in my opinion, and robably better than Sizing Europe.&nbsp;Top 2m Chasers by RPR since 1988:186 Master Minded182 Moscow Flyer181 Desert Orchid180 Sprinter Sacre179 Azertyuiop, Kauto Star, Well Chief176 Sizing Europe175 Big Zeb, Finian&#039;s Rainbow&nbsp;Listen, I think Sprinter Sacre has every chance of sending in a 185+ RPR performance. But beating Kumbeshwar by 15L or whatever doesn&#039;t do it for me.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bar the Bull, post: 2415299, member: 64931"] As an aside, I read yesterday morning a list of the top 2m chasers since 1988. I get really irritated that handicappers hand 160+ ratings around like snuff at a wake these days. Direct Route was rated a maximum of 165, and he was a serious tool over 2m-2m4f. Now you see horses like Newmill rated 174, Forpadytheplasterer 168 (I think). It is ludicrous. Anyway, what struck my eye about the list is how the hell Flagship Uberalles is not on it? He was a better horse than Big Zeb and Finian's Rainbow in my opinion, and robably better than Sizing Europe. [B]Top 2m Chasers by RPR since 1988:[/B] 186 Master Minded 182 Moscow Flyer 181 Desert Orchid 180 Sprinter Sacre 179 Azertyuiop, Kauto Star, Well Chief 176 Sizing Europe 175 Big Zeb, Finian's Rainbow Listen, I think Sprinter Sacre has every chance of sending in a 185+ RPR performance. But beating Kumbeshwar by 15L or whatever doesn't do it for me. [/QUOTE]

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