Irish jockey Aidan Coleman was back in the saddle yesterday after insisting a “slap from a drunk” wouldn’t stop him going to work.

Scottish Grand National-winning jockey Richie McGrath, together with former trainer Kate Walton, has been charged with passing on inside information.

Grand National day at Aintree ended in revolt as 39 of the 40 jockeys took the decision not to re-enter the stewards’ room for an enquiry into the false start that the delayed the beginning of the race and saw assistant starter Simon McNeill knocked down by a horse.

The Professional Jockeys' Association says it is concerned serious injuries to riders are being misdiagnosed.

The British Horseracing Authority’s review of the 2012 Grand National found the circumstances which led to the deaths of Synchronised and According To Pete could have been neither “foreseen nor prevented”.

The British Horseracing Authority’s latest revisions to the whip rules will be introduced today.

Further revisions to the rules regarding the use of the whip are due to come into force next week.

Newly-appointed Professional Jockeys Association chief executive Paul Struthers is looking forward to bringing his own ideas to the table as a resolution to the controversial whip rules is sought.

REPRESENTATIVES of the weighing room and the training ranks met with British Horseracing Authority officials, including the incoming chief executive Paul Bittar, in London yesterday to discuss the controversial whip rules.

Representatives of the weighing room and the training ranks met with British Horseracing Authority officials, including the incoming chief executive Paul Bittar, in London on Friday to discuss the controversial whip rules.

JOCKEYS’ representatives in Britain will urge racecourse stewards to use more discretion when applying the whip rules when they meet with the British Horseracing Authority on Friday.

The British Horseracing Authority have announced further amendments to the new whip rules, which were originally introduced on October 10.

Ruby Walsh reaffirmed his opposition to the new whip rules today after making a winning return to British race-riding at Wetherby.

JOHNNY Murtagh is the latest jockey based in Ireland to announce that he will dramatically reduce his riding appearances in Britain because of the controversial new whip rules.

Johnny Murtagh is the latest jockey based in Ireland to announce that he will dramatically reduce his riding appearances in Britain because of the controversial new whip rules.

THE British Horseracing Authority yesterday said they were “committed to ongoing and constructive dialogue” with the Professional Jockeys Association as the threat of strike action continues to cast a shadow over racing.

Professional Jockeys Association chief executive Kevin Darley has attempted to cool speculation over a possible riders’ strike next week.

OFFICIALS at the Professional Jockeys’ Association gave a guarded welcome to amendments to the new whip rules announced by the British Horseracing Authority yesterday.

The Professional Jockeys Association tonight issued a statement calling on riders not to take strike action as the row over new whip rules introduced by the British Horseracing Authority continues.

Officials at the Professional Jockeys Association have given a guarded welcome to amendments to the new whip rules announced by the British Horseracing Authority today.

THE Professional Jockeys Association yesterday called for urgent progress in amending the new whip rules brought into effect last week.

The Professional Jockeys Association today called for urgent progress in amending the new whip rules brought into effect last week.

A decision on any adjustments to the British Horseracing Authority’s controversial new whip rules is expected by the end of this week.

There will be no immediate changes to new whip rules but the situation will be under review, with a report expected by "no later than the end of the week", the British Horseracing Authority said in a statement this evening.

Representatives of the riding ranks still hope to come up with a revised solution to the new whip guidelines following the conclusion of today's meeting with the board of the British Horseracing Authority.

Leading trainer and British Horseracing Authority director Mark Johnston does not anticipate the governing body to make huge changes to the new whip guidelines.

Tony McCoy believes the new whip guidelines have proved harder to put into practice than many expected since being introduced on Monday.

THE threat of a strike by jockeys at fixtures on Monday over new whip regulations has been been averted after the British Horseracing Authority and Professional Jockeys Association agreed to a meeting that day.

Jockeys’ representatives confirmed this afternoon that written proposals have been submitted to the British Horseracing Authority as speculation mounts about a potential strike on Monday over new whip rules.

Richard Hughes has pledged to relinquish his riding licence with immediate effect until there is a review of the British Horseracing Authority’s new whip rules after picking up another ban at Kempton yesterday evening.

Racing pundit John McCririck believes the sport has missed an ideal opportunity to boost its image in the UK by failing to ban hitting horses with the whip.

NOEL Fehily looks to have earned a late reprieve to ride at Cheltenham’s big two-day meeting which gets under way today.

Noel Fehily looks to have earned a late reprieve to ride at Cheltenham's big two-day meeting which gets under way on Friday.

The Professional Jockeys Association would like to see Tony McCoy shortlisted for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award on the back of his famous victory in the John Smith’s Grand National.

Dale Gibson failed to supply a fairytale ending to his riding career when Upton Seas, his final ever mount, finished 11th at York today.