Three titans make this the highest-quality season in more than a decade
The 2021-22 season will go down as a vintage one for Racing Post Ratings. You have to go back to Kauto Star, Denman and Imperial Commander in 2009-10 to find the previous occasion three horses were credited with RPRs upwards of 180 in the same campaign.
In proving his stamina when landing the Ladbrokes Punchestown Gold Cup, Allaho (181) joined A Plus Tard (184) and Shishkin (181) to complete a triumvirate of elite performers to break that notable barrier.
A Plus Tard put down an early marker when romping home in the Betfair Chase in November, drawing comparisons with Kauto Star's jaw-dropping win in the same race in 2006.
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