PJA welcomes findings but calls for continued change

The Professional Jockeys Association has welcomed the reforms proposed by the Quinlan review but warned a "continued culture shift" is necessary at the BHA if it is to enjoy the backing and confidence of horsemen and the general public.

The PJA has been one of the most vocal critics of the existing system, warning in a 2015 end-of-season review that its members were "close to completely losing confidence" in the disciplinary panel. Many of the criticisms and concerns raised in recent years by the PJA, which had hitherto been rejected by the BHA, have been addressed by Quinlan's review.

The PJA's chief executive Paul Struthers said on Thursday: "While we have never accused the disciplinary panel of bias, nor believed its members were biased, we believed that the perception or feeling of such bias existed for various reasons, some as expressed in Mr Quinlan’s review. We therefore very much welcome the recommendations contained within it, designed as they are to address those and other concerns.