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Photo players call it badly wrong

Bollihope (centre) gets up late to deny Taopix (right) at Newcastle
Bollihope (centre) gets up late to deny Taopix (right) at NewcastleCredit: John Grossick

>>Midnight Jade was backed into 11-4 favourite from a morning 4-1 in the attheraces.com Handicap Chase at Southwell and it looked like the gamble would be landed when she kicked clear running to the last.

More than £5,000 was matched on the market leader at 1.01 in running on Betfair after she jumped the last cleanly, but backers hadn't bargained for a late rally from 7-2 joint-second favourite Fly Home Harry, who made rapid progress to get up on the line after trading at 310.

>>Taopix and Bollihope flashed past the line locked together in the 1m2f handicap at Newcastle, but Taopix appeared to have held on to a fast-diminishing lead and was soon 1.04 to get the verdict in the photo betting.

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