WHERE IS THE BHA'S BLOODHORSE LITERATE GUIDE TO THE USE OF THE WHIP?
EXTRACTS FROM THE BLOODHORSE ILLITERATE GUIDE TO
WHIP PENALTIES AND PROCEEDURES
FROM THE BRITISH HORSERACING AUTHORITY'S POOR AND DANGEROUS STANDARD OF REGULATION
The bloodhorse illiterate BHA initial whip review and subsequent amendments made can be found at http://www.britishhorseracing.com/whip-review/
SUMMARY OF NEW BLOODHORSE ILLITERATE RULES AND PENALTIES
1. The revised rules take effect from tomorrow, Tuesday 6th March. Rather than rules based solely on a fixed number of hits, stewards will focus more on how the whip is used and be able to apply their discretion when considering a rider’s use of the whip.
2. The trigger for stewards to review a rider’s use of the whip remains the existing figures of eight times or more for Flat races and nine times or more for Jump races. However, rather than such use representing an automatic breach, the stewards will look at the ride and decide whether or not to hold an enquiry.
3. When deciding whether to hold an enquiry the stewards will consider the rider’s use the whip during the course of the entire race, with particular attention to its use in the closing stages and relevant factors such as:
a) The manner in which the whip was used, including the degree of force;
b) The purpose for which the whip was used;
c) The distance over which the whip was used and whether the number of times it was used was reasonable and necessary;
d) Whether the horse was continuing to respond.
4. Provided that the overall manner in which the whip had been used was measured, stewards may choose to disregard occasions when the whip was used, for example:
a) To keep a horse in contention or to maintain a challenging position prior to what would be considered the closing stages of a race;
b) To maintain a horse’s focus and concentration;
b) To maintain a horse’s focus and concentration;
c) To correct a horse that is noticeably hanging;
d) Where there is only light contact with the horse;
e) Following a mistake at an obstacle;
f) To correct a horse that is running down an obstacle;
5. Under the revised penalties (already implemented), a rider found to have used his whip once over the permitted level will be suspended for two days, two times over will incur a four day suspension and three times over a seven day suspension, with each extra usage adding two days to the penalty.
6. Previous offences are not to be taken into account when deciding on the level of penalty. Offences which incur a suspension of two to six days are to be treated separately from those offences that incur a suspension of seven days or more.
7. Under a revised referral process repeat offenders will be referred to the Disciplinary Panel and incur a lengthy suspension (see penalty guidelines). Riders will be referred after their fifth offence of a two to six day ban within the previous six months, or after their fourth offence of seven days or more within the previous six months.
8. It is generally accepted that the incentive to breach the rules is greater in more valuable races. Consequently stewards will have the ability to impose a fine on a rider between £200 and £10,000. This will apply in Jump races worth £20,000 or more and Flat races worth £27,500 or more. Stewards will consider the gravity of the offence and the rider’s earnings in that particular race when identifying the appropriate level of fine. END
Thursday, 21 April 2011
DAVID ASHFORTH FOR THE RACING POST
“TIME FOR A NEW BAN RACING SHOULD OUTLAW THE USE OF THE WHIP IN A FINISH AND REAP THE BENEFITS ."
David issues a call for radical modification of the rules to allow the whip to be used only for safety and correction.
HORSEMANSHIP AND THE USE OF A WHIP.
REVIEW THE GRAND NATIONAL 2011
The race that will go down in history as the race that started to transform British horseracing in recognition of all the true bloodhorse literate achievers.
REVIEW THE GRAND NATIONAL 2011
The race that will go down in history as the race that started to transform British horseracing in recognition of all the true bloodhorse literate achievers.
J MARGARET CLARKE TURFCALL COMMENT
THE 2011 GRAND NATIONAL WILL GO DOWN IN HISTORY AS THE RACE THAT PROVED THE BRITISH HORSERACING AUTHORITY WERE DANGEROUSLY BLOODHORSE ILLITERATE
‘SPECIAL FOCUS THE WHIP’
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