The Championship promotion battle is a long and trying course but, on Grand National day, Norwich showed exactly why they will easily win the race by a significant number of lengths.
Kieran Dowell's first-half free kick was all that separated them and Derby, but it was a typical performance for the Daniel Farke-trained Canaries.
They galloped into an early and commanding lead at the front this season, showed the staying pedigree to hurdle every challenge along the way and powered down the home straight to all but secure promotion.
With the chasers also getting wins this weekend, official confirmation of an instant Premier League return will have to wait, but it is a mere formality.