Champion jockey Oisín Murphy 'getting away with blue murder', claims leading trainer

William Haggas, one of Britain’s most successful and respected trainers, believes Oisin Murphy employs riding tactics that amount to a 'professional foul'

CHAMPION: Oisin Murphy - the best around” and “an outstanding rider”, but... Pic: Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images

William Haggas, one of Britain’s most successful and respected trainers, said on Sunday that he believes Oisin Murphy employs riding tactics that amount to a “professional foul”.

Haggas also claimed the champion jockey has been “getting away with blue murder for a while” as local stewarding panels are deciding that resulting interference is accidental.