Conor stays Focus-ed after ‘unbelievable’ win

It says a lot about a man who has just scooped over €1.5m when he says his Ford Focus will do fine for another while, he’ll continue his 6am work regime, and he has no intention of packing up the arduous hours of a stable lad.

Such is the endearing attitude of Ballineen, Co Cork’s new racing millionaire, Conor Murphy.

Murphy, 28, who works for trainer Nicky Henderson in Lambourn, picked up the cash after correctly predicting the winners of five Cheltenham races — all trained by Henderson.