Murtagh fired up for Leger

Johnny Murtagh will ride Frozen Fire in the Ladbrokes St Leger at Doncaster on Saturday as the Irishman seeks to win Britain’s oldest Classic for the first time.

Thu, 11 Sep, 2008 - 14:02

Johnny Murtagh will ride Frozen Fire in the Ladbrokes St Leger at Doncaster on Saturday as the Irishman seeks to win Britain’s oldest Classic for the first time.

The Ballydoyle team have decided to send Murtagh to the South Yorkshire track rather than have him stay at home to ride in the Irish Field St Leger at the Curragh on the same day.

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