IF you want an insight into the sacrifice it takes from jockeys to make it at the highest level, look no further than the last three days in the life of David Egan.

Fresh off the back of a two-day suspension, the 26-year-old headed from his home in Newmarket to Ffos Las in west Wales for one ride in a maiden on Wednesday evening. It’s a 10-hour trip door-to-door. His Jane Chapple-Hyam-trained colt finishes second, running with a fair deal of promise in defeat but ultimately earning just £1,724 in prize money (to be split between connections).