HUNTINGDON sensibly stages its most valuable race, the Grade 2 Betfred Peterborough Chase, away from ultra-busy Saturdays. Last Sunday it attracted a select field of five runners with nearly £39,000 going to the winner but the finish lacked excitement as Dan Skelton’s 9/4 chance Al Ferof, almost certainly holding Ptit Zig when that rival came down at the last, was left some 40 lengths clear of the mare Pepite Rose.

Last year’s winner Wishfull Thinking, having led, dropped away tamely in the closing stages.