Murphy salutes ace Lee

Ferdy Murphy was full of praise for Graham Lee after watching his new stable jockey pass the half-century mark for the season with a double at Wetherby which included victory on Leading Man in the £50,000 (€74,500) skybet.com Rowland Meyrick Chase.

The rider split with Graham Wylie and Howard Johnson earlier in the year, with Murphy quick to offer him the number one job at his West Witton base in what has turned out to be a shrewd move.