THERE could hardly be a better illustration of how the current interference rules are being interpreted, not just by stewards, but by jockeys who commit the offences, than in the aftermath of Rab Havlin’s 10-day ban at Yarmouth on Wednesday.

If a jockey passes such little remark in recognising a dangerous incident, one where most of the liability is with that same rider, then we are in a dangerous state of affairs. Two horses could have been brought down by Havlin using the whip right-handed and his horse then drifting to the rails.