Eddery rides into the sunset

Pat Eddery brought down the curtain on his glittering career on a losing note at Doncaster today, but he still received the biggest cheer ever to greet a beaten odds-on chance as he returned on third-placed Gamut after the CIU Serlby Stakes.

The 11-times champion, who announced his impending retirement in the summer, was beaten on his four other rides, too, as he said goodbye to Britain’s racecourses.