Sandownon a ring and a prayer
Representatives of the riders including solicitor Martin Cruddace and the Jockey Club met on Tuesday in an attempt to resolve the affair but the session failed to produce a compromise.
John Maxse, director of public relations at the Jockey Club, said today: "Where we go from here is that we contact all of the jockeys this week, send all of them a letter with our new proposals and see where that takes us.
"The prospect of sorting out a resolution in time for Friday morning, the final declaration time for Sunday's meetings, would probably not seem likely at this stage but that is not to say that our door is closed.
"Our point of view is that we have made an offer and now we must wait for the response.
"I do not know what the position is going to be (regarding Sandown). I have seen some jockeys' names have been removed from the advance cards. But I would be surprised if there weren't some trainers who wanted to take advantage of the opportunities open to their horses.
"I do feel that at our meeting with Martin Cruddace and the jockeys the goalposts were being moved away from what was a shooting opportunity to something that was further away.
"I would have preferred to have done this all through the Jockeys Association, who represent all of their members, rather than a group who may not represent the views of all jockeys."
Sandown is owned by the Racecourse Holdings Trust, which is a subsidiary of the Jockey Club.
Officials at the course said they were keeping an eye on developments ahead of the declaration deadline for jockeys for Sunday's card at 1pm on Friday, after which they will review the situation.
A statement from the Sandown executive said: "If it is reasonably likely that those horses entered at the declaration stage on Friday will have their rides filled, Sandown Park will go ahead with the meeting.
"However, the course feels it has an obligation to give, not only value for money, but the best possible raceday experience to all our customers.
"If Sandown Park does not feel that it can achieve this, a board meeting will be held after which a further statement will be issued at 3.00pm on Friday."
The new mobile phone rules were implemented last week in a crackdown on racecourse security after a high-profile corruption court case, and the jockeys staged a series of walk-out protests, leaving the tracks during racing to use their phones.
Kevin Darley, vice-president of the Jockeys Association, said: "At the end of the day we're just asking to be treated like grown-ups.
"We are licensed by the Jockey Club and I invite John Maxse to spend a week with us in the weighing room and just see how hard it is in there.
"The idea that information is coming out of the weighing room is just total tosh.
"We don't speak to anybody, when we speak to the punters walking out to the paddock we say exactly the same to them as we are allowed to say on TV.
"At the end of the day, like I say, we are just being asked to be treated like grown-ups."
Darley's weighing-room collaegue Philip Robinson, who has led the jockeys' campaign, added: "What is the point of having a mobile if it has to be turned off?"
Darley hopes an agreement can be reached before any action becomes necessary. He said: "I hope there is a compromise before Sunday. Racing's not in a good state at the moment, there are issues that are a lot more important than this.
"Really, we should lock ourselves in a room, get a compromise that everybody is happy with, it would be done and dusted in five minutes."
