Aidan O'Brien tells Matt Chapman 'shocking' new whip rules may be death knell for British racing
Aidan O'Brien has won 83 Classics in England and Ireland. He believes the new whip rules could do serious damage to racing in Britain. O’Brien believes punters will stop betting on racing if jockeys are not allowed to ride 'sensibly'.
Aidan O'Brien is a record eight-time Derby winning trainer. He is shocked by the British Horseracing Authority's decision to change the current whip guidelines.
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Aidan O'Brien tells Matt Chapman that new whip rules may be death knell for British racing.
Coral offers £20 off a bet of £5. Paddy Power offers a £30 bonus for new customers. Sky Bet offers 3 x £10 bet tokens. Aidan O'Brien thinks the new whip rules could be bad for horse racing. He thinks punters will stop betting if jockeys can't ride sensibly. He also thinks whips should be taken away. Matt Chapman thinks it's a good idea. The rules are not Matt's business. Liam O’Brien is a visitor to British racing and he thinks they are a bad idea for the sport.
New whip rules could be bad for British racing. Aidan O'Brien has won more Classics and Group 1s than most. He believes horses will take advantage of jockeys using the backhand position. YIMOU (1.15) is running at Lingfield today.
The threshold for acceptable use of the whip will remain at 7 in a Flat race and 8 in Jumps race. There will be increased penalties for offences, including doubled suspensions in major races. Jockeys who use the Whip more than 4 times over the permitted level will get disqualified.
The new whip rules come into place on 9 January. Jump bedding-in is on 6 February, flat bedded- in is 27 February and full implementation is March 27th. Constitution Hill is the favourite for the Unibet Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham. Honeysuckle might not line up in the race as her trainer Henry De Bromhead thinks she might be aimed at the Mares’ Huddle.
Alexander reckons Honeysuckle will win the Champion Hurdle in March. Kenny reckon she won't. The meeting at Ascot was frosted off on Thursday. There is no model to reschedule races in the UK. King George columnist will be back on Boxing Day. He will whip up a storm with his KingGeorge column. Matt Chapman thinks new whip rules may be bad for racing.
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