BHA'S WHIP BAN FRENZY

JOCKEYSHIP at the Shergar Cup is back in the spotlight - after riders at last Saturday's meeting copped a whopping 32 days of whip bans.

- BY DAVID YATES

William Haggas’ wife and assistant Maureen criticised the standard of rider at Ascot's international jockeys’ event as “noticeably lower than usual” - further claiming that there were “one or two who maybe shouldn't be here’.

And the BHA’s Whip Review Committee, which met on Tuesday, has handed out more than a month's worth of suspensions - punishments Ascot described as “unfortunate”.