A boycott by riders, who are furious at restrictions on using phones at racecourses, has already forced the cancellation of one meeting.

The Jockey Club introduced a crackdown on phone use in the weighing room in an effort to boost racing's integrity.

It followed a high-profile court case in which a former jockey admitted phoning through privileged information to a punter.

The jockeys and their representatives met for talks at a hotel in the Nottingham area on Tuesday morning.

John Blake, who has taken over from Michael Caulfield as chief executive of the Jockeys' Association, said he had talked to Jockey Club senior steward Julian Richmond-Watson on Monday but was "disappointed" with the way the conversation had gone.

"He knew we were meeting at 9.30 this morning. I more or less pleaded with him to give me something I could take to the membership to take this issue forward but he didn't do that.

"I have a commitment to get this thing sorted out and I'm open to further discussions with the Jockey Club to achieve that."

The Jockey Club later revealed that Richmond-Watson had contacted Blake after the meeting.

John Maxse, the director of public relations at the Jockey Club, said: "The senior steward and John Blake agreed that a meeting be set up between the jockeys and Jockey Club in the next couple of weeks, primarily to discuss how the current trial is working in practice.

"And also to liaise with the jockeys to get their input in the brief which we are discussing with the companies who have contacted us with their ideas for ways in which new technology can assist both sides.

There is a stench of rebellion in the air Read Cornelius Lysaght's view

"All we ask for is that the Jockey Club can corroborate what calls are made on the day with the jockeys' records."

If the impasse continues, the jockeys could take the matter to court.

The row between the jockeys and the sport's regulators esclated when the riders boycotted the fixture at Sandown on 14 September, causing its cancellation.

Amended restrictions came in five days later which allowed riders to make calls on their phones and check for messages whenever they wish, without the need to seek permission.

All phone activity has to take place in a designated phone zone, next to to the clerk of the scales in the weighing room.

Jockeys' mobiles must still be switched off from 30 minutes before racing until the start of the last race on the card.

The Jockey Club has also made provision for the riders to receive calls direct from trainers who are off course, using the mobile phone of the trainers' representative.