Top Jockeys warn that riders could be forced to take drastic measures to make their racing weight after BHA scrap Covid allowance following closure of saunas Weight allowance was introduced when saunas could not be used due to Covid Riders were allowed an extra 3lb on top of their advertised riding weights Saunas have now been permanently removed from weighing rooms
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Flat jockeys will demand talks with the BHA after the news that a weight allowance, introduced when saunas could not be used at the height of the Covid pandemic, will be scrapped before the start of the turf season on March 26.
Without racecourse saunas, riders were allowed an