Safety stewards at race courses are perhaps used to the occasionally inventive attempt to circumvent their various rules and regulations, but security at Southwell racecourse were faced with something else entirely.

One racegoer tried to save herself a few pounds on the drinks bill for Sunday's meeting by using a very large sandwich to transport alcohol in to the venue.

Unfortunately for her, stewards became suspicious about the weight of the sandwich. When asked to open the sandwich to reveal its contents, it became clear that the woman's lunch contained a 350ml bottle of vodka, a fine - if rather overpowering - condiment to go with salami and tomato.