Dettori: My head was wrecked at Godolphin

Frankie Dettori admits he is nervous of the reception he will be afforded when he makes his planned return to race-riding at Leicester on Monday evening.

The Italian has served a six-month ban after testing positive for cocaine in France in September and in an exclusive interview with Channel 4 News and Clare Balding last night, Dettori spoke of his “moment of weakness” and pointed towards his fall down the hierarchy of jockeys at Godolphin as a contributing factor, that his head was “wrecked”.

Accepting full responsibility for his cocaine ban, he said: “I’m very ashamed and embarrassed, and paid a very big price for it, you know. I spent six months not doing the thing that I love, racing.