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Hughes rides seven winners out of eight at Windsor

The Irishman and Frankie Dettori are now the only two jockeys in British flat racing history to ride seven winners on a race card.

RICHARD HUGHES RODE an incredible 10,168/1 seven-timer at Windsor racecourse on Monday.

The champion jockey in waiting rode Mama Quilla in the 5.40 to grab his seventh winner of the eight card meeting.

Richard Hannon’s stable jockey and son-in-law rode the first five winners of the day, with 13/8 joint-favorite Pivotal Movement giving Hughes and his boss Hannon their first winner of the day.

Those were quickly followed up East Texas Red in the 2:30 (5/2F), Embankment in the 3:05 (7/1), the 3:35 with Magic Secret and the 4:10 with 5/2 favourite Links Drive Lady for trainer Dean Ivory.

Hughes came unstuck in the 4.40, with his mount Ever Fortune going off 2/1 favourite, but only managing a third place finish.

The Irish jockey was soon back in the winners enclosure, with a super ride on Duke Of Clarence in the 5.10 to notch up his sixth winner on the card.

“He was probably my best ride of the day because he loves that ground. This is a great day,” Hughes said afterwards.

As Frankie Dettori did at Ascot in 1996, Hughes rode his seventh winner of the day in the last aboard Mama Quilla, who saw a flood of money come for her to be sent off 15/8 favourite. Hughes did not disappoint punters, getting up a length and a half  for a 10,168/1 accumulator on the day.

Hughes and Dettori are now the only two jockeys in British flat racing history to ride seven winners on a race card.

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    Oct 15th 2012, 6:56 PM

    Phenomenal definitely the biggest achievement my a jockey since Dettori

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    Mute Gabriel Duncan
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    Oct 15th 2012, 7:08 PM

    Congrats & well done to Richard…

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    Mute Jimmy Myers
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    Oct 15th 2012, 6:56 PM

    Great jockey seven winners, AP will do it before he hangs up his whip,over jumps it would be great to see, hope I catch that bet.

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    Mute Terry Tibbs
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    Oct 15th 2012, 7:22 PM

    Well done. Made a few quid off you today.

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    Mute Vinny Murphy
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    Oct 15th 2012, 8:00 PM

    Well feck ya anyway Hughes’e ….cos I was bloody working, I missed it all…Anyhoo…your now in illustrious company with Frankie….Ŵell done …ur one of our own !

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    Oct 15th 2012, 10:04 PM

    he’s lucky I didn’t back him today or he’d still be running!!great jockey and a nice bloke too,check him for epo though!can’t trust any heroes these days lol

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    Oct 15th 2012, 10:12 PM

    What a fantastic brilliant day for Richard Hughes. Remember this date 15/10/2012 absolutely delighted for him. He is now in the history books with Frankie Dettori the only two flat racing jockeys to ever win seven winners on a card… Well done hughsey…

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    Mute Annemarie Kelly
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    Oct 15th 2012, 10:44 PM

    Eddie get yourself a life one word sad actually 2 words sour grapes..

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    Oct 16th 2012, 1:06 AM

    Sad sour and grapes is three words = 7 words

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    Oct 16th 2012, 12:55 AM

    sad sour and grapes is three words

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    Oct 16th 2012, 7:38 AM

    Well done just another Irish man to go in the history book ,, way to go !!!!!

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    Oct 15th 2012, 10:30 PM

    That was a fix

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