Time is ripe to review whether Britain's interference rules are on right track

In this summer of contentious decisions in stewards' rooms, one more at Goodwood last week provoked a simple question after Tom Marquand copped a three-day ban when his winning mount hampered fifth-placed Hotline Bling in Friday's Thoroughbred Stakes. When it comes to interference, are we in Britain on the right track?

Shine a spotlight for long enough and what might initially have seemed surprising becomes routine. Incredulity gives way to indifference. So, when we watch replays of contentious finishes, we are drawn more towards how jockeys react than the gravity of the interference they cause.

It has long become a game of brinkmanship. Dare jockeys give a horse one more crack even though they have already started hanging across a rival? Dare they cut across an opponent even when they don't quite have clear water? Dare they give an opponent pinned against the rail one more bump before they straighten up their mount?