Trust Stephen Pound to lower the tone at the Parliamentary Pancake Race – all for a good cause.

Stephen Pound Makes An Erection Gag At The Pancake Tossing pic.twitter.com/dnzLkcmkfN

— Guido Fawkes (@GuidoFawkes) February 9, 2016

The Lords were duly paraded around the track like Kentucky derby steeds:

Lords team being paraded pre race pic.twitter.com/5WQApR7NZo

— Guido Fawkes (@GuidoFawkes) February 9, 2016

Pound got in a party political point as Cathy Newman counted down:

"And remember there's no Momentum!" Says Stephen Pound and They're Off pic.twitter.com/JApP5om8Ns

— Guido Fawkes (@GuidoFawkes) February 9, 2016

And they’re off!

And they're off… pic.twitter.com/A5qJrn66Jf

— Guido Fawkes (@GuidoFawkes) February 9, 2016

One of the most intense battles came in this mid-race scuffle:

Bit of a scuffle breaking out as two runners are neck and neck. pic.twitter.com/srAJqC9BkS

— Guido Fawkes (@GuidoFawkes) February 9, 2016

And the MPs won:

And The MPs Are The Winners pic.twitter.com/jRZLckwMIo

— Guido Fawkes (@GuidoFawkes) February 9, 2016

Even more cheating and skulduggery than usual this year.