Meade’s on par

NOEL Meade’s Daly Tiger created a bit of an impression on Thursday in the bumper at Thurles, when cruising into the lead on his way to victory. He lacks the threatening name of many Giggingtown youngsters but the initial thought was that perhaps he was named after two golfers. A combination of John Daly and Tiger Woods might be threatening enough!

Ratings rants

THE Best Racehorse World Rankings realised this week were guaranteed to create a debate and difference of opinion as to which is better than which. The debates largely forget that they are generated on the best run of each horse through the year. Arrogate’s Dubai World Cup win still exceeds everything even if it appeared to leave a mark and he was not the same horse back in the US and Gun Runner will be US Horse of the Year ahead of him.

Winx is still high especially after her Cox Plate win, in relation to Humidor (122), only beaten half a length, and the Aussie stars didn’t not figure in the Melbourne Cup. Highand Reel (123) looks hard done by, certainly by comparison to Cloth Of Stars (125), and on his early season from.