Match race not to miss!!

Great race. Clearly altior didn't stay.

The champion is beaten. Nicky Henderson's Altior failed to take his record-breaking unbeaten streak to 20 as he was brushed aside by Cyrname, who recorded a decisive victory in the Grade 2 Christy 1965 Chase at Ascot.

Cyrname, Britain's highest-rated chaser who was ridden by Harry Cobden, went out at an even gallop and jumped all bar one fence perfectly en route to a huge victory over his chief market rival, who never got on terms.

jim wrote: looking at the ratings i still dont get it. how can any horse have a higher rating than altior. hes unbeaten in how long and they think something else is better than him. they probably have a line horse or some retarded reason .shows their handicappers are just as dumb as ours are.

Guess not.

Thor it's the distance that got him. Question is what would the result be over altiors distance. That's my argument about the ratings how can altior with his record be rated inferior. Take tiger roll. Should he not be rated higher than both of these. Nothing can touch him over the national trip so what should his rating be.

Oh well. Like I said how can cyrname be the highest rated chaser. Got properly thrashed today

He certainly did.