Top jump jockey Tom Scudamore has stunned the sport by announcing his immediate retirement after 25 years in the saddle.
The 40-year-old had been booked on four rides on Saturday but broke the news after being unseated in a race Leicester on Thursday.
Scudamore, son of former champion jockey Peter Scudamore, said in his Coral blog: “I’m going to be 41 in May and the body doesn’t bounce like it used to and that’s the key.
