Hughes sidelined after Leicester fall

Richard Hughes could be out of action for three weeks after puncturing a lung in a fall at Leicester on Saturday.

Sun, 25 Apr, 2004 - 11:07

Richard Hughes could be out of action for three weeks after puncturing a lung in a fall at Leicester on Saturday.

The jockey was taken to Leicester Royal Infirmary for X-rays after being unseated from Tidy yards from the finish of the Tiger Best Bitter Handicap after his saddle slipped.

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