Racing towards the top ranks

Irish racing may have a new training hero before Cheltenham is over. John Murphy may not be a well known name outside the racing fraternity, but Declan Colley says that could change in today’s Queen Mother Champion Chase with Newmill.

AT 44, it’s strange to think of John Murphy as a new kid on the block, but in the racing game that’s pretty much what he is.

However, Murphy is a horse man through and through and although he only got his training licence six years ago, he has lived a life with horses and will continue to do so even when he hands back that licence, as he promises he will, in due course.