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Around a quarter of a million people are expected at the uk's cheltenham festival this week. what's new this year are the rules on how much the jockeys can use their whips during the four days of racing. too much — and they could be disqualified. andy swiss reports. and they're off! the first race of the day, to get through the turnstiles as fans and, of course, horses descended on cheltenham. this quiet corner of the cotswolds one again the centre of the racing world. the cheltenham festival is often described as the olympics ofjump racing. for the jockeys riding here it is always a challen...

Ultimately, we wanted the jockeys to think more carefully about how they use the whip. it's not a welfare issue, it's about engagement in the sport, it's about fairness. the focus was on constitution hill, the focus who lived up to his billing with the most emphatic of victories. but the days most special when was this, the horses last race before retiring and what a way to go out. for trainer henry, who sonjack died in a riding accident last year, it was the most poignant of victories. it's massive. we knowjack is always— it's massive. we knowjack is always with _ it's massive. we knowjack ...

To think more carefully about how they use the whip. it's not a welfare issue, it's about engagement in the sport, it's about fairness. commentator: gyenyame, for. brendan powell and joe tizzard. .. but having had just weeks to adapt, some riders feel the timing is wrong. i thought it was a bit ridiculous, to be honest. in football, in golf, they wouldn't change... they wouldn't change a big rule like that midway through their season and approaching the biggest four days of our calendar. but the hope will be for a cheltenham free of controversy as for the next four days this quiet corner of th...

Back to defend her title. pretty cool, heading there with that on your back, i suppose, but it's trying to hold onto it now is the thing. when you get a taste of success, itjust sparks something in you and you just want to grow it, i suppose, yeah. well, the cheltenham festival is often described as the olympics ofjump racing. forthejockeys, riding here is always a challenge, but this year, how they ride is under the spotlight. rules on how many times jockeys can use the whip have been tightened, and serious breaches could mean disqualification. ultimately we wanted the jockeys to think more c...

Somerset for a midweek jumps meeting. everyjockey somerset for a midweekjumps meeting. everyjockey will use one of these, it is basically a foam padded whip used to encourage sea horses to move forward, to hurt them and crucially for safety to keep them in a straight line. they have been restrictions on how this can be used for years but now the maximum number of times a jockey can use a whip in ajumps number of times a jockey can use a whip in a jumps race without incurring a ban is seven. 11 over is this qualification and to more prominent races, the penalty is double. ~ prominent races, the...