THE Ultima Handicap Chase was, by contrast, steadily-run for long enough that it resulted in the fastest relative finish of the day (105% finishing speed).

The Conditional needed to improve only a little from his Ladbrokes Trophy second to De Rasher Counter to come out on top, back at what is just about his ideal distance, and has a base timefigure of 137 upgraded to 144 on account of that fast finish.