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Mick Fitzgerald: 'An awful lot of lads will have got a severe shock seeing the whip review results'
Mick Fitzgerald: "Jockeys have got no choice but to ride differently"Credit: Edward Whitaker
Former leading jump jockey Mick Fitzgerald believes the severe punishments handed out by the whip review committee on Wednesday will be "a shock to the system" for riders.
The man who won over 1,300 races in a 20-year career, including the Grand National on Rough Quest, is now a coach and has warned the jockeys in his care to be extra vigilant in light of the new rules.
A total of 19 jockeys were handed suspensions, with Lorcan Williams banned for 18 days for his ride on Makin'yourmindup at Haydock last Saturday.
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- Whip penalties are clearly not working in biggest races - so do trainers and owners need punishing too?
- France to introduce on-the-day disqualification for nine or more strikes of the whip
- 'It happens almost every week' - BHA says Frankie Dettori's royal referral is evidence new whip regime is working