THE most talked about incident of the past week in Britain was the finish of the Byrne Group Handicap Chase at Ascot on Saturday. The race lay between the Paul Nicholls pair Diego Du Charmil and Capeland going to the last, with the riderless Ballywood preceding them.

The last named ran around the fence, and this distracted Diego Du Charmil, who cocked his jaw and attempted to follow suit. The result was that he carried Capeland into the wing of the fence, and while Diego Du Charmil managed to jump the corner of the fence, he pushed his stable-companion through the wing.