Talking Horses: Brian Hughes given three-day ban for weighing in light

The jockey is chasing a first jump championship but was found in breach when weighed at Carlisle after winning the race A dropped weight cloth is threatening to become a serious problem for Brian Hughes as he seeks to make himself champion jump jockey for the first time. Hughes weighed in light by 5lb after winning on Bingo D'Olivate at Carlisle on Monday and, because a stewards' inquiry could not establish the reason why, he was handed a three-day suspension in addition to losing that winner, B...