Manduro crowned World leader

MANDURO’S achievements during 2007 have led to Andre Fabre’s horse being acclaimed an exceptional leader of the World Thoroughbred Rankings.

But while the now-retired six-year-old has been awarded a rating of 131 – the highest since the publication began in 2004 – top quality performers were thin on the ground as a whole.

Manduro, who was unbeaten in five starts, achieved his best performance in the Prince Of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot and lies 2lb ahead of four horses on 129 - Authorized, Curlin, Dylan Thomas and Invasor.