THE shortcomings of the British whip rules were discussed at length in last week’s column and the issue continues to rumble on. The whip rules were seemingly changed in an effort to improve the public’s perception of whip use in racing, but the changes made are resulting in far more press coverage of the whip than there ever was under the previous rules.

The two-day ban that Lizzie Kelly picked up for giving the difficult Wayward Frolic two slaps to keep his mind on the job when well clear on the run-in at Leicester prompted an outcry amongst both the racing public and the racing media.