Frustrating day for Hughes in title battle

RICHARD Hughes was forced to endure a highly frustrating day yesterday in his quest to catch Paul Hanagan in the race for the jockeys’ championship.

Starting proceedings three behind the long-time leader, Hughes travelled to Nottingham in the afternoon for seven rides, making just Spring Secret count in the B&M Installations Handicap to reduce the arrears.

While Hanagan was not in action at a murky Colwick Park, the pair were due to go head-to-head under the floodlights at Kempton in the evening.