Surely in a battle of wills the Jockeys must defeat the

selfish bunch imo, bound to be a few who see a chance and can't see many owners wanting to lose chances

wee eck, it would appear from the pja's latest statement that the jocks are only concerned with the penalties. Apparently they are happy with the 7 and 8 limits.

Well that makes their position even stronger, but if the new whip does not hurt what difference

7 strokes or umpteen strokes, that does not make sense.

Perhaps the public should vote.
The most likeable between Paul Roy and Kieren Fallon would be a goood starting point.