Brennan quits as stable jockey to Twiston-Davies

PADDY BRENNAN has quit his job as No 1 jockey to the Gold Cup-winning trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies.

The rider, who won the 2010 running on the stable’s Imperial Commander, resigned after finishing fifth on Briefcase for Twiston-Davies in a handicap hurdle at Ludlow.

The split comes after weeks of speculation about increased tensions between the pair as Twiston-Davies handed more opportunities to his teenage son Sam, a promising young rider.