Jockey Tom Marquand mentioned he and spouse Hollie Doyle, additionally a number one rider, may very well be pressured to maneuver overseas if the funding of British racing is hit.

“It appears fairly unhappy we would have to consider emigrating some other place to make a residing out of the game that we so get pleasure from,” he instructed BBC Sport.

“It is an necessary day for racing and hopefully a step in the suitable route. It is an enormous trade using 85,000 individuals. The impact could be monumental.”

When the BBC filmed at Windsor races on Monday, many punters have been supportive of the motion.

“It is a great time out and now we have slightly flutter,” mentioned racegoer Alan Mills.

“Bookmakers want the cash to come back in to maintain the enterprise going. The game ought to be promoted, reasonably than taking individuals’s livelihoods away.”

However the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) – which represents betting outlets, on-line betting and gaming operators and casinos – says it was not consulted.

“Racing’s determination to reschedule fixtures was taken with out session with betting operators, whose assist for the funding of the game is mission important,” it mentioned in an announcement.

“We’re involved that futile political gestures will solely antagonise the federal government and frustrate punters as a substitute of delivering an answer to a shared problem dealing with each racing and betting.”