Murphy at the double

Timmy Murphy’s kid gloves were seen to the best possible effect at Leicester today when Spring Pursuit was delivered on the line to complete a double for the rider.

Murphy’s chase of Tony McCoy in the jockeys’ championship looks all but sure to be in vain this season, but when the might of the Martin Pipe stable is supplying you with rides then you learn never to give up and the gap came down to 48 at the end of proceedings today.