Oisin Murphy excited to be making hurdles debut

His mount on Thursday is the Cian Collins-trained Irish raider Lets Do This, who will contest the Danny McNab Bookmakers "National Hunt" Novices' Handicap Hurdle

DIFFERENT CHALLENGE: Oisin Murphy is fresh from enjoying another successful campaign on the level, which yielded six Group 1 winners, including Classic success aboard Mawj in the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket in May. Picture: Healy Racing

Three-time champion jockey Oisin Murphy is relishing the prospect of riding over hurdles for the first time at Wincanton on Thursday.

While most of the elite Flat riders are either enjoying some rare downtime during the winter, or plying their trade on foreign soil, Murphy will take up a new challenge in Dorset.