Sea The Power

Seb Spencer, who trains Sea The Power at his Malton yard in North Yorkshire, has been thinking about this horse's potential for some time. The trainer suggested earlier this year that the horse needs proper distance to show his best — ideally seven furlongs or a mile — and that he had been looking at opportunities like the Convivial race at York. Spencer's yard has been in fine form this season, sending out 13 winners, so there is clearly quality in the operation. The bigger picture from those early-season comments was that Sea The Power had found a recent outing too demanding and would benefit from stepping up in distance. At Ayr, when he did win, the plan was always to make the running, which worked perfectly on the day. Spencer indicated then that the horse could handle even longer trips — a mile and a quarter or beyond — without any problem. Whether Sea The Power can find that form again remains to be seen, but at three years old he still has time to develop into the horse his trainer clearly believes he can be.