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I cannot remember his name.
A good jump jockey, Irish, rode in (in the UK mostly, I think) the 80's and 90's. Had a bad fall and head injuries, was a course correspondent for the racing channel (pre ATR).
Anyone know who I'm thinking of?
A good jump jockey, Irish, rode in (in the UK mostly, I think) the 80's and 90's. Had a bad fall and head injuries, was a course correspondent for the racing channel (pre ATR).
Anyone know who I'm thinking of?
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He only got on Arcot at Haydock because Graham McCourt was suspended and suffered a brutal fall. He was a very decent jockey.
From Daily record 2004...
THE 1994 Swinton Hurdle at Hay dock will be remembered for the race that effectively ended the riding career of Declan Murphy.
Though he made a remarkable recovery for a brief return to the saddle, he hung up his boots for good the following year to work in the media.
Murphy was aboard Jeremy Glover's Arcot when the favourite took a crashing fall at the final flight. The gelding was killed in the incident and Murphy was rushed to Walton Hospital in Liverpool for life-saving brain surgery.
But, despite multiple injuries including a skull fractured in eight places, he came back to ride for a short spell before calling it a day.
Murphy was still among the unpaid ranks when booting home his first winner on Prom at Tralee in 1983 but, soon after turning professional, the big-race victories started rolling in.
Among them were two Irish Champion Hurdles on Kings mill (1989) and Royal Derbi (1993) and the 1992 H & T Walker Gold Cup on Deep Sensation and the same year's Scilly Isles Chase on Bradbury Star.
He also won the 1991 Bula Hurdle on Royal Derbi but he has particularly fond memories of 1993 Champion Chaser Deep Sensation.
Murphy said: ''He was a joy to ride and we had some great battles with Viking Flagship. It's a shame they both arrived in the same era.
''We also won the Mumm Melling Chase together but it was Richard Rowe who rode him when he won the Tote Gold Trophy in 1990. Along with Royal Derbi, I was sorry to see he passed away recently.''
Murphy rode as first jockey to Josh Gifford and the pair enjoyed plenty of success, notably with Bradbury Star and Deep Sensation.
He added: ''Josh was one of my boyhood heroes and it was the realisation of a dream to ride for him. We had some great times.''
Murphy was in the headlines again recently when the victim of an armed robbery at his house near New market and, just last week in London, when held at gun point in an at temped car-jacking.
A long-time regular for the old Racing Channel, he now fits in the odd game of golf and tries to go racing when time allows.
COPYRIGHT 2004 Scottish Daily Record & Sunday
THE 1994 Swinton Hurdle at Hay dock will be remembered for the race that effectively ended the riding career of Declan Murphy.
Though he made a remarkable recovery for a brief return to the saddle, he hung up his boots for good the following year to work in the media.
Murphy was aboard Jeremy Glover's Arcot when the favourite took a crashing fall at the final flight. The gelding was killed in the incident and Murphy was rushed to Walton Hospital in Liverpool for life-saving brain surgery.
But, despite multiple injuries including a skull fractured in eight places, he came back to ride for a short spell before calling it a day.
Murphy was still among the unpaid ranks when booting home his first winner on Prom at Tralee in 1983 but, soon after turning professional, the big-race victories started rolling in.
Among them were two Irish Champion Hurdles on Kings mill (1989) and Royal Derbi (1993) and the 1992 H & T Walker Gold Cup on Deep Sensation and the same year's Scilly Isles Chase on Bradbury Star.
He also won the 1991 Bula Hurdle on Royal Derbi but he has particularly fond memories of 1993 Champion Chaser Deep Sensation.
Murphy said: ''He was a joy to ride and we had some great battles with Viking Flagship. It's a shame they both arrived in the same era.
''We also won the Mumm Melling Chase together but it was Richard Rowe who rode him when he won the Tote Gold Trophy in 1990. Along with Royal Derbi, I was sorry to see he passed away recently.''
Murphy rode as first jockey to Josh Gifford and the pair enjoyed plenty of success, notably with Bradbury Star and Deep Sensation.
He added: ''Josh was one of my boyhood heroes and it was the realisation of a dream to ride for him. We had some great times.''
Murphy was in the headlines again recently when the victim of an armed robbery at his house near New market and, just last week in London, when held at gun point in an at temped car-jacking.
A long-time regular for the old Racing Channel, he now fits in the odd game of golf and tries to go racing when time allows.
COPYRIGHT 2004 Scottish Daily Record & Sunday
Came over with Barney Curley and left via Jibereen.
Hard to think of a rider whose departure was more welcomed.
Hard to think of a rider whose departure was more welcomed.
Sussex, especially Findon, was full of talented jump jockeys back then - can't think of many nowadays.
Jibereen.
I remember watching that race, it was if all the other jockeys were waving him through whilst struggling to slow their own mounts!
I remember watching that race, it was if all the other jockeys were waving him through whilst struggling to slow their own mounts!
I had to google the spelling of magnificent, tricky one that 
10Oct95 Chp 7GS C6Hc 2K 11-5 1/12 (¾L Cee-Jay-Ay 10-12) 3/1F D Murphy
Made all, soon 3 lengths clear, quickened 2f out, driven out
30Sep95 Nmk 7GF C3Hc 8K 8-6 19/30 (10½L Samah 8-11) 9/2F Simon Whitworth 72 *
18Aug95 San 8GF C33yHc 5K 9-0 12/13 (12½L Alkateb 9-7) 33/1 Paul Eddery 80 * *
22Jul95 Nmk 8GF C23yHc 17K 8-9 10/11 (15L Restructure 9-1) 20/1 Simon Whitworth 86 * *
16Jun95 San 7GF C3Hc 5K 9-11 9/10 (11½L Veloce I 8-13) 8/1 Pat Eddery 89 * *
23May95 Goo 7GF C33yHc 11K 9-5 9/11 (11½L Shahid 9-7) 33/1 Simon Whitworth 93 * *
07May95 Sal 6GF C23yHc 8K 8-12 9/10 (21L Bold Effort 7-6) 10/1 Simon Whitworth 96 * *
The mounts in the Chepstow race were drawn by lots, so what a stroke of fortune that Murphy ended up on a horse he'd been riding on the gallops. Another stroke of fortune was that half the field missed the break, including the runner-up. It was the race which finished the country's best bookmaker Stephen Little. The race, and the refusal of the authorities to take any action about it, made him realize there was no future in trying to make a genuine book on British horse racing.
The race summed up everything about Declan Murphy's career and the contempt in which he held the sport.
Made all, soon 3 lengths clear, quickened 2f out, driven out
30Sep95 Nmk 7GF C3Hc 8K 8-6 19/30 (10½L Samah 8-11) 9/2F Simon Whitworth 72 *
18Aug95 San 8GF C33yHc 5K 9-0 12/13 (12½L Alkateb 9-7) 33/1 Paul Eddery 80 * *
22Jul95 Nmk 8GF C23yHc 17K 8-9 10/11 (15L Restructure 9-1) 20/1 Simon Whitworth 86 * *
16Jun95 San 7GF C3Hc 5K 9-11 9/10 (11½L Veloce I 8-13) 8/1 Pat Eddery 89 * *
23May95 Goo 7GF C33yHc 11K 9-5 9/11 (11½L Shahid 9-7) 33/1 Simon Whitworth 93 * *
07May95 Sal 6GF C23yHc 8K 8-12 9/10 (21L Bold Effort 7-6) 10/1 Simon Whitworth 96 * *
The mounts in the Chepstow race were drawn by lots, so what a stroke of fortune that Murphy ended up on a horse he'd been riding on the gallops. Another stroke of fortune was that half the field missed the break, including the runner-up. It was the race which finished the country's best bookmaker Stephen Little. The race, and the refusal of the authorities to take any action about it, made him realize there was no future in trying to make a genuine book on British horse racing.
The race summed up everything about Declan Murphy's career and the contempt in which he held the sport.
Ah, Stephen Little from Bath with his 100 year old fur coat. You don't see characters like him standing on racecourses these days.
Details of the extent of Brian Wright's racing network emerged at a related trial at Woolwich Crown Court that lasted 14 months. The fugitive's son, Brian Wright junior, one of seven men in the dock, was jailed for 16 years for conspiracy to import and supply cocaine.
Brian Wright junior's evidence revealed how his father was involved with a number of horses that weren't registered in his name, one of them being Jibereen, who became famous for providing jockey Declan Murphy with a comeback win at Chepstow in October 1995 following a horrific fall at Haydock the previous year.
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Bradley+Downfall%3A+How+Brad+the+%60One+and+On...
Brian Wright junior's evidence revealed how his father was involved with a number of horses that weren't registered in his name, one of them being Jibereen, who became famous for providing jockey Declan Murphy with a comeback win at Chepstow in October 1995 following a horrific fall at Haydock the previous year.
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Bradley+Downfall%3A+How+Brad+the+%60One+and+On...
Sussex, especially Findon, was full of talented jump jockeys back then
Obviously with the exception of Richard 'oh no' Rowe
Obviously with the exception of Richard 'oh no' Rowe
comeback wins for jockeys who have been injured are not uncommon; I remember one time when frankie came back after a long injury spell, he won on his first ride back in a nursery on the july course iirc, can't remember the horse's name but I remember thinking at the time it looked like it had been set up for him but did have the biottle to back it...
the murphy incident was particularly disgusting though, especially as he was such a good horseman
the murphy incident was particularly disgusting though, especially as he was such a good horseman
Hard to think of a rider whose departure was more welcomed.
Graham Bradley a shocking omission
Graham Bradley a shocking omission
Inquiry takes the shine off Dobbin's day
By MARCUS TOWNEND
Last updated at 20:24 11 April 2008
Jockey Michael McAlister is facing an
inquiry into his
performance at Carlisle
on Thursday as Tony
Dobbin's final ride ended in
controversy.
McAlister, on 5-1 shot Lord
Samposin, failed to prevent a winning
send-off for Dobbin, who was
partnering the 4-11 favourite Ballyvoge.
McAlister's mount, the only
threat to the sixth most successful
jockey to ride in Britain earning a
1,164th win, dropped his reins
twice in the closing stages of the
two-and-a-half mile novices' chase.
The rider, who has only ridden
two winners this season, also
switched his whip twice for no
apparent reason in the last 75
yards. The winning distance was
three-quarters of a length.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/racing/article-558765/Inquiry-takes-shine-D...
By MARCUS TOWNEND
Last updated at 20:24 11 April 2008
Jockey Michael McAlister is facing an
inquiry into his
performance at Carlisle
on Thursday as Tony
Dobbin's final ride ended in
controversy.
McAlister, on 5-1 shot Lord
Samposin, failed to prevent a winning
send-off for Dobbin, who was
partnering the 4-11 favourite Ballyvoge.
McAlister's mount, the only
threat to the sixth most successful
jockey to ride in Britain earning a
1,164th win, dropped his reins
twice in the closing stages of the
two-and-a-half mile novices' chase.
The rider, who has only ridden
two winners this season, also
switched his whip twice for no
apparent reason in the last 75
yards. The winning distance was
three-quarters of a length.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/racing/article-558765/Inquiry-takes-shine-D...
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