The tag of champion is cajoled,bandied around,and misconstrued so much these days it is an absolute joke.I will put my head on the block here and say (my opinion only)that Lohnro and Northerly ARE NOT champions.They are very very good racehorses,but definitely not champions.The only two horses that I would put in the "champion status"in this so called modern era would be Kingstown Town and Sunline.Both thesew horses were capable of winning at a variety of distances against top class opposittion,and carrying huge weights.In my opinion Northerly is only a WFA performer,as his record in handicaps would attest to.The adulation these horses recieve means you can never get on,so you either back something to beat them or stay out.The Doncaster was a classic example.