The plaudits continued to shower down on Frankel yesterday following the Sir Henry Cecil-trained superstar's seven-length Juddmonte International win at York.
Pat Eddery's was the most distinguished voice to laud the feat,
the 11-time champion jockey on the Flat and a partner to some of the finest thoroughbreds ever to draw breath claiming that Cecil's horse might just be the best of all.
Eddery rode most of the greats when retained by Frankel's owner Khalid Abdullah, including the 1986 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe on the brilliant Dancing Brave.
However, the jockey- turned-trainer believes Frankel's achievements are unique.
The four-year-old took his perfect record to 13 with his win on day one of the Ebor Festival, stepping up from a mile to a mile and a quarter with consummate ease.
Eddery said: "My impression of him in every race is that he's amazing. It was his first time over the trip and it looked like he'd stay further. He was taking on the best, there's no doubt about that, and they tried to set the race up for themselves. He just simply outgunned them. He's just too good. He's an amazing horse and we may never see another like him. He's a freak."
Even the champion National Hunt trainer Paul Nicholls was blown away, saying: "He was awesome and was better for going further. It will be very interesting to see if they run him in the Arc. The way he won at York he would be very hard to beat. He's the best of his generation. He's by far the best we have seen."
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