On Tuesday, the whip review committee determined that James Turner had used his whip 12 times on Mavis Pike, trained and owned by Nigel Twiston-Davies, when she finished second in the mares' all-weather bumper, and this became the second horse in as many weeks to be disqualified under the new rules. Turner received a 20-day suspension for this, and six of the nine jockeys found in breach of the new rules were either conditional or amateur riders.

Conor O'Farrell received another four-day ban this week for using his whip once over the permitted level, while conditional jockey Philip Armson will be unable to ride at the Cheltenham Festival after picking up a 14-day suspension for using his whip three times over the permitted level when winning on Gwencily Berbas in the Devon National. He was also fined £650 and ordered to spend a day training at the British Racing School.

Fellow conditional William Shanahan was suspended for seven days for using his whip twice more than the permitted level. Sam Twiston-Davies, Tom Cannon, Jamie Neild  and Fergus Gillard  all received four-day bans, while amateur Alice Proctor was suspended for 11 days after using her whip when out of contention in a hunter chase at Taunton.

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) praised jockeys for adapting quickly to the new rules and warned them of tougher penalties if using the whip without regard for the thresholds in place. A BHA spokesman said: "There is no justification for using the whip four times or more above the permitted level." Three additional rides are set to be assessed by the whip review committee with the results announced on Friday.

The new whip rules have shown the importance of stringent enforcement of policies and regulations, as well as highlighting the dedication of jockeys to abide by them.