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Champion jockey Oisin Murphy has been banned for 11 months after admitting to breaking rules covering Covid, misleading the British Horseracing Authority and prejudicial conduct and must serve an additional 100 days for two alcohol breaches.
Murphy temporarily relinquished his licence when the charges were announced as he sought professional help, so his suspension will be backdated to December 8.
The 26-year-old, who was also fined a total of £31,111, admitted all five charges brought against him by the BHA.
Champion jockey Oisin Murphy has been banned for 11 months and fined £31,111 after admitting five charges brought against him by the BHA
The three-times champion will be ineligible to reapply for his licence until February 16, 2023
The panel, chaired by His Honour James O’Mahony who was along side Rachel Spearing and Anthony Connell, heard the BHA’s case first, put forward by Charlotte Davison.
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She outlined a timeline of events from when Murphy went on holiday on September 9, 2020 to September 19.
Murphy had gone to the Greek island of Mykonos, which was on the Covid red-list at the time, but he had attempted to convince officials he had been at Lake Como.
Murphy subsequently failed two breath tests for alcohol last year, on May 5 at Chester and October 8 at Newmarket – his second and third breaches within the allotted time period to trigger a lengthy ban.
The three-times champion will be ineligible to reapply for his licence until February 16, 2023.
Murphy, who was fined £31,111, admitted all five charges brought against him by the BHA
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