Talking Horses: Whip rules row brings more questions than answers
Tom Scudamore was one of two senior jockeys who was part of the Whip Consultation Steering Group that designed the new regime. Picture: Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images
Several important questions were left hanging with regard to British racing’s latest row over the whip rules when the cold snap arrived on Saturday to wipe out much of this week’s jumping programme. Why now, when the new rules, which are due to come into force on 6 February after a four-week “bedding-in” period, were published in mid-July?
How far will the jockeys go to get the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) to address their concerns? And what, if anything, has the Professional Jockeys Association (PJA) to say about it all, given two senior current riders — PJ McDonald and Tom Scudamore — were part of the Whip Consultation Steering Group that designed the new regime?
