Oisin Murphy fined £70,000 and banned from driving for 20 months after admitting drink-driving

The 29-year-old Irishman pleaded guilty to one count of driving a motor vehicle while over the prescribed limit of alcohol

IN THE DOCK: Jockey Oisin Murphy arrives at Reading Magistrates' Court on Thursday. Picture: Jonathan Brady/PA 

Multiple champion jockey Oisin Murphy has been fined £70,000 (€81,270) and banned from driving for 20 months after admitting driving a car while drunk and crashing into a tree earlier this year.

The 29-year-old was sentenced at Reading Magistrates' Court on Thursday after he pleaded guilty to one count of driving a motor vehicle while over the prescribed limit of alcohol.