Lynch Out Of Luck On Return There was no dream return to the saddle for Fergal Lynch at Wolverhampton as he failed to get a winner from his two rides on the floodlit all-weather card.The jockey was suspended from riding in July 2006 pending the outcome of legal proceedings after charges were brought against him by City Of London Police.The high-profile race-fixing trial at the Old Bailey collapsed last month when Lynch and five others were acquitted by the jury on the directions of Mr Justice Forbes, who ruled there was no case to answer.Lynch successfully reapplied for his licence and went close to the perfect comeback after setting out to make all on the Kevin Ryan-trained seven-year-old Harry Up, the red-hot 30-100 favourite in the And They're Off To Pontin's Claiming Stakes.But the pair were just run out of it in the closing stages by Compton Classic, who scored by a length and a quarter.Lynch's second mount, the Paul Blockley-trained Friends Hope (7-2), trailed home last of the six runners in the HBOS ? People Development Is Our Passion Handicap.The mile-and-half contest went the way of 9-4 favourite Fresh Mint.(C) PA Sport
