RSPCA raises concern over whips not adhering to guidelines

• No way to check that whips used meet specifications – David Muir
• Irish Turf Club fears riders may be using unapproved whipsOn the eve of the Cheltenham Festival, so often a source of whip-related controversy, the RSPCA has expressed impatience that officials have no easy way of ascertaining that each jockey’s whip has been made in accordance with the sport’s strict guidelines.Microchipping of individual whips, announced by the British Horseracing Authority in 2009