Olivier Peslier's four day ban picked up at Deauville yesterday will effectively force him to miss the York Ebor Meeting. His suspension starts tomorrow week.

Peslier picked up an enforced holiday as a result of his riding of the first past the post Hijaz in the Listed Prix de Thiberville.

The filly swerved right and badly hampered Kansa.

Hijaz was later put back to third by the stewards, who promoted the original second, the Peter Chapple-Hyam filly String Quartet, to first.

Kansa was also moved up a place to second.

Godolphin's purple patch extended to Deauville yesterday where Diktat proved the dominant force in the Group One Prix Maurice de Gheest.

However, the gallic sprint turned into a disaster area for Aidan O'Brien, whose two runners, Bianconi and Orpen, were eighth and tailed off last respectively.

Held up towards the rear and switched for his run, Diktat came flying through to win easily. Winning trainer, Saeed bin Suroor, said: "This is an ideal distance for him, as he most effective between six and seven furlongs.

"The Prix de la Foret (at Longchamp in October) would seem an obvious race to target, with perhaps another race beforehand. `'

Gold Away ran on from the rear to deprive John Gosden's Bertolini of second by half a length.

Peshtigo failed to fire in Germany yesterday where Barry Hills' Chester Vase winner finished last of five to the impressive Belenus in the Group Two Europachampionat (12f) at Hoppegarten.

The German Derby winner strolled home by five lengths