Jockeys protest over phone ban

JOCKEYS united to stage a walk-out protest against new restrictions on mobile phones yesterday.

They left the weighing room en masse in between the first and second races at Leicester, and staged a similar protest at Hamilton.

The jockeys at Leicester, who included champion Kieren Fallon, walked arm in arm outside the racetrack to the side of the road, where they are not restricted in using their mobiles, before returning in time for the second race.