Champion's tribute: Hughes salutes Dettori but has no plan to follow suit

From fan to fellow champion, Brian Hughes can offer a rare insight into the phenomenon that is Frankie Dettori, whose long goodbye has just begun.

The man who has been at the forefront of the jumping game for more than a decade understands just how hard it is to get to the top and then to stay there.

Flat or jumps, he is aware of all that goes into making a high-class rider and knows that the man with no fewer than 282 Group or Grade 1 wins to his name unquestionably has it.