SO if Samcro is not quite ‘Jesus Christ’, maybe we did see the ‘saviour’ of jump racing over the Christmas. All hail Altior, the almighty.

Much of Kempton on Thursday was shrouded in fog but then, they say the sun shines on the righteous and after two days of shocks and beaten favourites, Altior emerged imperious in the winter sunlight, making it 16 wins in a row at his ease. (Big Buck’s holds the jumping record at 18). He put in a faultless round of jumping.