Sprinter races to record mark

Sprinter Sacre is officially the best novice chaser of this millennium, following a “bizarre” and “extraordinary” year in his two-mile division.

The six-year-old Arkle Chase winner also went on to triumph at Aintree, having already trounced his elders in Newbury’s Game Spirit Chase.

He was therefore yesterday allotted an unprecedented rating of 169, just 4lb behind Champion Chase winner Finian’s Rainbow and three behind former champion Sizing Europe.