Hughes appeal fails

Richard Hughes has been unsuccessful in his appeal against the six-day suspension he picked up at Wolverhampton on Saturday evening.

The title-chasing jockey was found guilty of careless riding after guiding Barney Curley’s Aviso to success in division two of the Cleanwastesolutions Handicap.

The stewards at Dunstall Park found that in manoeuvring his mount to the left Hughes had caused multiple interference.

Hughes admitted to the breach of the rules but was appealing against the severity of the six-day ban, (October 16 and October 18-22), which will see him miss Champions’ Day at Newmarket on October 16.

Hughes said: ``It's frustrating but there's nothing I can do about it and I've just got to keep going as hard as I can up until the day I'm banned.

“Then I’ll have to assess things when I get back. I’ll give it a go and do my best, that’s all I can do.”

Prior to racing on Thursday, Hughes sat 11 winners behind title rival Paul Hanagan and William Hill reacted to the news of his failed appeal by pushing the Irishman out to 9-2 from 100-30 to be crowned champion jockey.

With the season officially coming to an end on November 6, the same firm have cut Hanagan to 1-8 from 1-5 to lift the title for the first time.