So has Envoi Allen beaten anything of note yet? We break down his achievements

David Jennings analyses the unbeaten superstar of the sport

Envoi Allen and Jack Kennedy on their way to an easy victory in the Killiney Novice Chase at Punchestown

Envoi Allen and Jack Kennedy on their way to an easy victory in the Killiney Novice ChaseCredit: Patrick McCann

Does Envoi Allen deserve his superstar status or were we too quick to prop him up on such a lofty pedestal?

Some people take more pleasing than others and our very own Paul Kealy tweeted that he was "underwhelmed" after the Killiney Novice Chase at Punchestown on Sunday, later adding: "The only horse with any realistic chance of giving him a race fell at the first. Just a plod round against vastly inferior rivals."

Watch: Envoi Allen stretches his unbeaten run to 11 at Punchestown

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Published on 18 January 2021inNews

Last updated 19:18, 18 January 2021

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