A moderate year - but worthy champion Ghaiyyath is head and shoulders clear

Racing Post Ratings guru Paul Curtis runs the rule over the 2020 rankings

Ghaiyyath and William Buick return to the winner's enclosure after winning the Coral-Eclipse at Sandown in JulyCredit: David Davies (Getty Images/Pool)

The Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings bring confirmation of Ghaiyyath's position as leading performer of 2020, with the four-time Group 1 winner retaining the official mark of 130 with which he was credited after beating Magical by a convincing three lengths in the Juddmonte International in August.

That performance was rated to a similar level on Racing Post Ratings with a figure of 131 and cemented his position as the best racehorse in the world, backing up the RPR of 129 he ran to when seeing off Enable in the Coral-Eclipse.

Credited with posting the two best figures in the world for 2020 through that Group 1 brace, Ghaiyyath was also responsible for three of the nine 125+ RPRs recorded in Europe last year, showing consistency to go with his top-class ability.

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Published on 26 January 2021inIn Focus

Last updated 18:47, 26 January 2021

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