TIM Easterby’s rare ventures to these parts are noteworthy and his first runner in Ireland for just under five years obliged in style when Art Power made short work of the home defence in the Group 3 Coolmore Sioux Nation Lacken Stakes.

As he looked to build on an impressive handicap triumph at Royal Ascot, the King Power Racing-owned son of Dark Angel was returned at 4/6 to deal with a field headed by last year’s Cheveley Park Stakes heroine Millisle.