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.

KEVIN DARLEY, chief executive of the Professional Jockeys Association, wants the new whip rules to be re-examined by the British Horseracing Authority.

Mark Johnston believes the horse welfare issue regarding the whip should be left to racing experts.

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.

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.

CHARLIE SWAN was crowned king of the legends after making all the running on Miami Gator to win the Fudge And Smudge Leger Legends Classified Stakes at Doncaster yesterday.

GRAHAM Bradley plans to ride out the storm of his controversial return to the saddle in the Fudge And Smudge Leger Legends Classified Stakes at Doncaster this afternoon.

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.

RACEHORSE owner David Reynolds has been fined £10,000 and disqualified for three months after being found guilty of violent conduct against former champion jockey Kieren Fallon.

Philip Prince has already attracted considerably more attention than any of his fellow young amateur jockeys but a Wolverhampton victory on only his second public ride was no more than he deserved.

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

This year’s apprentice championship has been renamed in tribute to the two young riders who were killed in a fire in the UK earlier this month.

Leading jockeys led tributes on Sunday to two of the sport’s future stars who died in an apparent arson attack.

Leading jockeys led tributes today to two of the sport’s future stars who died in an apparent arson attack.

JOINT British champion jockey Seb Sanders underwent surgery yesterday to have a bone in his left leg pinned that was broken in his fall at Chester over the weekend.

Reverence will aim to get his career back on track when he makes his first visit to Ireland on Saturday.

Eric Alston reports Reverence to be “very fit” as the dual Group One winner bids to revive his career tomorrow.

Kevin Darley was garlanded by his weighing-room colleagues after signing off his riding career at Doncaster.

FORMER champion jockey Kevin Darley has announced he will retire at the end of the Flat season on Saturday.

Blue was the colour at York as Godolphin handler Saeed bin Suroor masterminded a successful trek north from Newmarket to plunder three races with Fairmile, Amarna and Calming Influence.

Godolphin may not have had a representative to match Rio De La Plata or Ramonti at York, but there was no stopping the boys in blue as they enjoyed a fantastic 301/2-1 treble.

Johnny Murtagh demonstrated his prowess as a master tactician with a 220-1 double on Listen and Candidato Roy at Ascot.

Candidato Roy pulled off a big shock at Ascot as he ploughed a lone furrow to take the totesport.com Challenge Cup with a pillar-to-post success for trainer William Haggas and jockey Johnny Murtagh.

City Leader could have a first crack at a mile in Saturday’s Juddmonte Royal Lodge Stakes at Ascot.

Hayley Turner will replace the suspended Seb Sanders in the Great Britain team for the Shergar Cup at Ascot on Saturday.

Jamie Spencer and Ryan Moore will miss Saturday’s Shergar Cup at Ascot, with Kevin Manning and Kevin Darley stepping up to the plate.

A quick reappearance at Glorious Goodwood could be on the cards for Balthazaar’s Gift after his impressive success in the Group Three HBLB Hackwood Stakes at Ascot.

Kevin Darley is pencilled in for a return to action on Thursday after suffering a nasty-looking foot injury at Yarmouth.

Prospect Court completed a hat-trick in the John Smith's Extra Cold Stakes under a confident ride from Paul Mulrennan.

Ivy Creek’s second season in 2006 was curtailed by a back problem but he is making up for lost time and gained a second Listed race in a month at Pontefract.

Jamie Spencer, fresh from his Group One victory on Red Evie in the Lockinge, posted another impressive success as Ripples Maid sprinted home in the paddypower.com Handicap at Newbury.

PENTATONIC is moving in the right direction and looks to have been found a good opportunity to double her win tally in the betdaq.co.uk Fillies’ Handicap at Newbury today.