“Arkle about right. Surely no argument the best ever.”
I agree, no argument he was the best. But so much better than everything else? Does Timeform seriously believe that in the six decades since Arkle ran, nothing has got within the best part of a stone and a half of him?
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2009/dec/28/arkle-timeform-rating-phil-smith