Peach leaves sour taste for her backers

Even on second viewing, Peach Pavlova appeared to have landed the 5f maiden at Pontefract with a bit to spare, so it was no surprise to see her done at 1.01 on Betfair. However, the camera angle is obviously deceptive as Hemingway scored by the minimum margin after trading at 500.

In the juvenile hurdle at Uttoxeter, Hygrove Percy and Nachi Falls traded at odds-on, but Diable De Sivola (30) finished best of all.

Ivor's Queen was matched at 1.15 in the mares' novice hurdle, only for Whatsthatallabout to prove stronger on the run-in.