Murphy avoids serious injury

TIMMY Murphy has escaped serious injury following his fall at Southwell on Tuesday evening.

The Grand National-winning jockey was riding Explosive Fox for his close friend Sean Curran in the Spain v Russia In Play At Betdaq Novices’ Handicap Chase when the pair parted company three-out, at which point the race was seemingly in the bag.

“I’ve talked to Verity (Green, Murphy’s fiance), and he came home in the early hours of the morning,” said the jockey’s agent, Chris Broad.