KAUTO STAR was top-class, there’s no doubt about that, but what set him apart was his longevity and versatility, winning 16 Grade 1s from the age of five to 11, over two miles to the marathon trip of the Cheltenham Gold Cup (twice).

Three of those Grade 1s came in 2007, the same year in which Kingsgate Native won the Nunthorpe Stakes as a two-year-old. What the legendary chaser and brilliant sprinter had in common, was that they were both bought by Anthony Bromley.