A SOUTHAMPTON man admitted a racially aggravated attack when he appeared at the city crown court.

Thomas Pigford, 24, of Middle Road, Sholing, pleaded guilty to causing actual bodily harm to Jasdeep Lall at the Inferno pub in Bevois Valley.

Recorder Robert Pawson warned Pigford all sentencing options, including jail, were open when he returned to court on April 7 for sentence.