Kauto Star - One Of The All Time Greats

There are moments in sport when one competitor is so far superior to his or her rivals that he spends most of the event basically laughing at his opponents. Look at Usain Bolt's Olympic 100m triumph. Remember Botham or Viv Richards swaggering to a mighty innings. Think about those old pictures of Cruyff, Maradona, Charlton or Pele. Well - another of those fabulous moments in sport happened on Boxing Day, when Kauto Star confirmed himself as one of the all time greats of jump racing, with a victory as facile as it was astonishing.

To win the second biggest race in the calendar (after the Cheltenham Gold Cup, which Kauto, of course also won) without drawing sweat really is an amazing achievement. To put top class steeplechasers to the sword is surely the sign of true equine greatness.

There is little doubt that we witnessed one of the all time greats on Boxing Day. It is getting to the point where (and whisper this) comparisons with the mighty Arkle will be in no way overblown. Roll on March and the quest for equine immortality and the clash with Denman.