FINAL word on Djakadam, honestly. So the Thyestes Chase that he won was only a handicap but it is always a tough handicap, it was a massive performance for a six-year-old to win it under top weight and the race was won by last year’s Gold Cup runner-up, who won the Thyestes off a 3lb lower mark. The performance proved that Djakadam was in top form and that he could stay three miles on soft ground at least.

As a bonus, last weekend was a good weekend for the race. Thyestes sixth Toon River won a two-and-a-half-mile handicap chase back at Gowran Park on Saturday, while The Job Is Right, who unseated at the last in the Thyestes when looking likely to finish second, ran really well in the Grade 2 Boyne Hurdle at Navan on Sunday.