Murphy delighted to be back in the saddle
Timmy Murphy did not quite make the winner’s enclosure on his return to race-riding at Wetherby today following a spell in prison, but he was delighted to be back and is determined to take his place again among the country’s leading jump jockeys.
He rode the Mark Pitman-trained Fireball Macnamara to finish runner-up to Epervier D’Or in the Betfair.com Novices’ Chase, and showed he has not lost his edge when showing fine horsemanship to retain the partnership when his mount blundered at the fifth last fence.
