Schofield was impeded about the 250-metre mark by apprentice Andrew Adkins, who received a five-day suspension for not preventing Red Knot from shifting out, but the stewards queried his call to take a route that left Up 'n' Rolling hampered in the first place.
Racing NSW deputy chief steward Philip Dingwall also asked Schofield why he did not use the whip as the winning post loomed.
"The whip was stuck and he was lengthening pretty quickly for me anyway," Schofield said, adding he tried several times to free the whip.
Stewards have opened an inquiry into Glyn Schofield's ride aboard favourite Up 'n' Rolling in the sixth race on the card at Canterbury on Monday.
Up 'n' Rolling, who was having his second start for Chris Waller since coming across from New Zealand, was sent around as the $2.70 favourite in the Ranvet Handicap over 1900m.
Schofield found himself back second last aboard Up 'n' Rolling as the sprint went on approaching the 600m, where he made the decision to stick to the inside rather than take the trail behind Nahema as it made its move around the outside.
It left the favourite strung up in traffic until the 150m, with the four-year-old flying home to get within a head of Kiseki Dane on the line, who recorded a tough front-running victory.
"I was trying to get it out, but it doesn't come out."
Dingwall said he was surprised a jockey of Schofield's experience was unable to untangle the whip from the reins.
"The whole world will be asking the same question," he said.
"I don't see you using a lot of force to remove the whip from wherever it's entangled. You say you are and we'll have to consider that."
After taking evidence from Schofield and stable representative Charlie Duckworth, stewards adjourned the matter to a date to be fixed.
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