IT is true that Saturday’s Henry VIII Chase at Sandown was run to suit Sceau Royal, but he still had to have the talent to do what he did, to win as impressively as he did.

The fast pace that Brain Power set was ideal for Alan King’s horse. It meant that Daryl Jacob was able to sit and stalk, stone cold, get him jumping and get him travelling. And when Jacob took a tug as they exited the back straight (just not yet), and with Finian’s Oscar struggling in behind, you knew what the most likely outcome was.