Assessment, Honours and Awards
In November 2008, Duke of Marmalade was named European Champion Older Horse at the Cartier Racing Awards.
In the World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings for 2007, Duke of Marmalade was assessed on a mark of 120, placing him just outside the world's top thirty horses. In the 2008 Rankings, he was rated the fifth best horse in the world with a mark of 127 Duke of Marmalade was given an end of year rating of 132 by Timeform in 2008. A rating of 130 or above is regarded as the mark of a real "top-notcher."
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