The controversial whip rules, which were back in the news again last week when the British Horseracing Authority came under fire for their original introduction, are certain to be the focus of attention once more when the major races are run this Flat season. Many commentators have called for more tinkering and the pundits and professionals demanding change will be emboldened by the fact that the respected ratings organisation Timeform have weighed in with their own suggestions in their Racehorses of 2014 annual out this week.
“The next review of the whip rules needs to consider dropping the ‘norm’, the specifying of a numerical limit, which is at the heart of most of the problems … the rules need to be flexible enough to fit individual cases and to place more emphasis on the incorrect use of the whip, rather than how often it is used,” state Timeform in their hefty 1,216-page tome covering all aspects of last year’s Flat racing season.
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