Three and easy for Hughes

Richard Hughes continued his golden run of form at Leicester yesterday as the champion jockey-elect secured a 30.5-1 treble.

Fresh from his incredible seven-timer at Windsor on Monday, Hughes began where he left off in the Midlands.

Riding Van Der Neer (2-1) for his boss and father-in-law Richard Hannon, the juvenile looked a cut above his rivals in the opening Wymeswold Conditions Stakes.