CHACUN Pour Soi has been crowned the best chaser trained in Britain or Ireland in the 2020/21 Anglo-Irish Jumps Classification, his brilliant Champion Chase success at Punchestown in April earning him a mark of 176.

The Willie Mullins-trained nine-year-old enjoyed an almost perfect campaign, winning four of his five starts, including the Dublin Chase at the Dublin Racing Festival and another Leopardstown Grade 1 at Christmas.

Defeat came in the Queen Mother Champion Chase at the Cheltenham Festival, when Chacun Pour Soi could manage only third behind Put The Kettle On [159] before setting the record straight when back on home soil at Punchestown.

Chacun Pour Soi sits alone atop the standings this year, ahead of the Gold Cup winner Minella Indo, who has a mark of 175.

Trained by Henry de Bromhead, Minella Indo get the better of stablemate A Plus Tard [172] in a memorable contest, the form given an especially solid look by the presence in third of Al Boum Photo [170], who was seeking a historic third consecutive win in the race.

Another brilliant Cheltenham performance came courtesy of Allaho, who set pulses racing in the Ryanair Chase to earn a mark of 174 and third place in the standings.

Top British

The highest-rated British horse in the standings is the Paul Nicholls-trained Clan Des Obeaux, whose thrilling Ladbrokes Punchestown Gold Cup victory in April earned a mark of 172 and rates him the equal of A Plus Tard.

Martin Greenwood, BHA steeplechase team leader, said: “With Irish domination a running theme throughout the 2020/’21 season, it is no surprise that they head nearly every division in the latest Anglo-Irish list, limited to performances rated 150 and above for the first time.

“Chacun Pour Soi is narrowly rated the top chaser on 176 (4lb higher than last season) with stable companion Allaho rated 2lb lower on 174 topping the middle-distance division and Minella Indo splitting the pair while finishing in pole position in the staying category.

“Aintree and Punchestown winner Clan des Obeaux is the only British-trained horse to feature in the 170s.”

Andrew Shaw, senior IHRB NH handicapper, said: “There was a clean sweep for Irish-trained horses in all three steeplechase categories.

“Allaho put in a spectacular display of jumping when powering his way to victory in the Ryanair Chase at Cheltenham. Minella Indo produced the best staying performance of the season in the Gold Cup after a couple of disappointing efforts on home soil and Chacun Pour Soi’s electrifying display in the Champion Chase at Punchestown sees him top the overall chase division.”