The three-day ban handed to jockey has been suspended and it appears unlikely he will have to serve it after all
The three-day ban handed to Brian Hughes this week has been suspended and it appears unlikely that the title-race leader will have to serve it after all. Hughes was punished by the stewards at Carlisle after weighing in 5lb light but protested at the time that he had done nothing wrong to earn a ban that would undermine his chance of becoming champion jockey for the first time.A statement from the
British Horseracing Authority on Friday said the punishments issued “have been temporarily stayed pending further investigation into the exact cause of the underweight”. Officials declined further comment on the unusual step.
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