Gordon Elliott has slammed British racing’s newly toughened whip rules as “scary” and is worried there might not be enough jockeys available to ride in the Grand National at Aintree.
The new rules result in horses being disqualified if the whip is used four or more times above the permitted level, and there are also increased penalties for riders found in breach.
20 jockeys were banned last week after the BHA's newly created whip review committee met for the first time — while one horse became the first ever to be retrospectively disqualified.
