Talking Horses: A sharp new trainer to follow plus Monday tips


After just four runners, it seems pretty clear that Olly Murphy knows exactly what he’s doing with a racehorse

I’ll start today by drawing to your attention the emergence of an extremely sharp new trainer, Olly Murphy; so sharp, indeed, that he managed to cut himself at Market Rasen yesterday. The 25-year-old saddled his first two runners in a jumps race, saw them finish first and second at 16-1 and 9-2 but was then fined for withdrawing three other horses he had had in the race. 

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