THE Cheltenham Gold Cup decision can’t have been an easy one for Robbie Power, choosing between Sizing John and Our Duke. As decisions to have to make go, this one is up there with the very nice ones. However, just because you are in the position to have to make them, it doesn’t mean that they become any easier.

You could be negative about it if you wanted: how would you feel watching your Gold Cup winner Sizing John win the Gold Cup again if you were sitting on Our Duke’s back? Or you could be pragmatic: not much worse than if you were sitting on Sizing John’s back, watching Our Duke win it.