THE Supreme Novices’ was run in contrasting style, steady early and fast late, and Klassical Dream looked something special in tanking along up with the pace before forging clear to beat Thomas Darby by four and a half lengths.

The rest were pretty well strung out, and it should not be assumed that the likes of Fakir d’Oudairies in fourth and Aramon in sixth were below form given how many they had behind them.