Ghaiyyath confirmed himself the best horse in the world in the Juddmonte International and the BHA handicappers have rated him 130 on the back of his win.
Charlie Appleby's horse put three lengths between himself and Magical with a blockbusting front-running performance that is considered to be the third best effort in the race this century, behind only Frankel and Sakhee.
Head of handicapping Dominic Gardiner-Hill wrote in the BHA handicapper's blog: "Having risen to that exulted position with a figure of 127 for his win in the Coral-Eclipse at Sandown last month, the Charlie Appleby-trained colt exceeded that mark with a 130 performance on the Knavesmire.
"Runner-up Magical (pre-race 122) has plenty of form against the best over the last couple of years and provides a solid guide to the worth of the form, as does Prince of Wales’s winner Lord North (pre-race 124), though the latter might have been a pound or two off his Royal Ascot form, possibly due to losing his right-fore shoe at some point during the contest.
"A winner of nine of his twelve career starts, Ghaiyyath has put together an impressive string of performances over the past twelve months.
"The five victories in his last six starts (last year’s Arc being the blip) have been gained by an aggregate of over thirty lengths and all of them have been worth a rating of least 125 – in retrospect his successes at Baden-Baden last September and Meydan this February could both be considered 130 performances.
"In terms of his performance at York, only seven-length winners Frankel (140 in 2012) and Sakhee (133 in 2001) are considered superior among winners of the Juddmonte this century."
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