Champion Oisin Murphy Returns From Suspension at Lingfield

Champion jockey Oisin Murphy, who has been serving a three-month suspension, returns to the saddle at Lingfield on Friday. The two-time champion jockey and retained rider for Qatar Racing was banned by France Galop stewards following a positive test this past summer for cocaine metabolites. Throughout the investigation, Murphy denied taking cocaine. A France Galop hearing accepted Murphy's hair sample results and his testimony regarding unintentional environmental contamination. His three mounts over the Lingfield polytrack on Friday are: Saeed Manana and trainer James Tate's Rain Gauge (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}) in the 1:30 p.m. one-mile novice stakes and that duo's Sky Commander (Ire) (War Command) in the 2:05 p.m. seven-furlong handicap. He Can Dance (Ire) (Es Que Love {Ire}) rounds out the trio in the 2:40 p.m. seven-furlong handicap for owner/trainer Sylvester Kirk.

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Jazz Ready For Winter Derby Test

Pattern-race action returns to Europe for the first time this year with Lingfield playing host to the £55,000 G3 Betway Winter Derby over 10 furlongs. Bill and Tim Gredley's homebred Father of Jazz (GB) (Kingman {GB}) makes his black-type bow and the former Michael Bell incumbent will endeavour to make it four in a row for Roger Varian. He lines up off an impressive handicap score over course and distance earlier in the month and the trainer is hopeful of further improvement from the 4-year-old. “Father of Jazz is a gorgeous horse whose looks match his pedigree,” Varian said. “His progression this winter has come as no surprise as he has always looked a smart horse at home. He lacks a bit of experience compared to his rivals, but I think on ability he is not out of place in this race. Hopefully he can handle the occasion and if he does I'm sure he'll put up a very good performance.”

Fellow Newmarket conditioner John Gosden seeks a record third renewal and sends forth Godolphin's Listed Winter Derby Trial third Forest of Dean (GB) (Iffraaj {GB}) for the hat-trick bid. However, he requires a swift upgrade in fortune to overturn recent form with Marco Botti trainee Felix (GB) (Lope de Vega {Ire}), who has had his measure twice in recent weeks.

The quintet of contenders is completed by five-time handicap scorer Power of States (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}), representing Hugo Palmer, and King Power Racing's Listed Wild Flower S. winner Johnny Drama (Ire) (Lilbourne Lad {Ire}).

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Hollie Doyle Wins Three Lesters; Rides 150th Winner of the Season on Tuesday

Fresh off finishing third in the BBC Sports Personality of the Year poll on Sunday, jockey Hollie Doyle, who rode her 150th winner of the season earlier in the day at Lingfield, won three awards at the virtual Lesters Awards on Tuesday evening. Named the Flat Jockey of the Year, as well as the Female Jockey of the Year and the Flat Jockey Special Recognition Winner, Doyle’s 150th winner was Darwell Lion (Ire) (The Last Lion {Ire}) in the fourth race. Doyle is the first female jockey to win Flat Jockey of the Year and only the second jockey to win three Lesters in a single year after Paul Hanagan in 2010. The awards were presented by the Professional Jockeys Association in association with Sky Sports Racing.

Other Lesters winners are as follows:

  • Apprentice Jockey of the Year–Cieren Fallon, Jr. (second year in a row)
  • Conditional Jockey of the Year–Jonjo O’Neill, Jr. (second year in a row)
  • Flat Ride of the Year-Dylan Hogan aboard Wanaasah (GB) (Cape Cross {Ire}) at Wolverhampton on Jan. 15, 2020.
  • Jump Ride of the Year-Jack Tudor with Potters Corner (Ire) (Indian Danehill {Ire}) at Chepstow on Dec. 27, 2019
  • Jump Jockey Special Recognition Winner-Leighton Aspell
  • Jump Jockey of the Year-Brian Hughes
  • President’s Special Award-Dr. Jerry Hill, BHA Chief Medical advisor

Paul Struthers, chief executive of the PJA, said, “The Lesters are always a special occasion and in the absence of being able to hold an actual ceremony we can’t thank Sky Sports Racing enough for agreeing to host this live special as well as Racing TV for assisting us with the rides of the year footage.

“We’re delighted for all the winners and hope it clearly demonstrates to them the regard and esteem in which they are held by their peers. Hollie’s achievement in becoming only the second jockey in Lesters history to win three awards in a year, and becoming the first female jockey to be crowned Flat Jockey of the Year, should not be downplayed.

“We were also delighted to be able to recognise Jerry’s work through the Special President’s Award. As well as overseeing improvements in the medical care of jockeys, including the expansion of on-course physiotherapy and offering one-to-one advice and support to jockeys who are hospitalised, his tireless and ongoing efforts to get us back racing whilst ensuring the health and safety of the sports participants, hasn’t gone unnoticed by our members and this was their way of saying thank you.”

In 2020, Doyle already broke her own record for most winners in a calendar year by a female jockey, as well as winning two races on QIPCO British Champions Day, among them her first Group 1 with Glen Shiel (GB) (Pivotal {GB}) in the G1 British Champions Sprint S. Earlier in the year she was aboard Scarlet Dragon (GB) (Sir Percy {GB}) for a first win by a female jockey at Royal Ascot. Doyle also became the first woman to ride a winner in the Longines International Jockeys Championship in Hong Kong earlier this month.

Doyle told Sky Sports Racing, “It’s great to get to 150. To get the 100 up was a relief, but to get 150 is different class–I didn’t think it would happen this year. The Group 1 on Champions Day is the biggest highlight of the year for me. Hopefully it will unlock a few doors for the future–it’s great to get it under my belt at such a young age.”

Another crack at the jockeys’ championship is in the cards in 2021. The 2020 The Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year said, “I’ll give it a go. I’ll always be trying as hard as I can and I hope I can land in that position one day, whether it be next year or the year after I don’t know. The main thing is to try and keep people happy and ride as many winners as I can.”

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Monday’s Observations: Half-Sister to Buratino Debuts at Lingfield

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-pedigreed horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Monday’s observations features a half-sister to Group 2 winner Buratino.

1.00 Lingfield, Nov, £9,600, 2yo, f, 8f 1y (AWT)
The Queen’s hitherto unraced VITAL FORCE (IRE) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), one of two contenders from the John Gosden stable, is a half-sister to G2 Coventry S. winner and MG1SP sire Buratino (Ire) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}) and faces 11 rivals in this intriguing affair. They feature untried stablemate Regent (GB) (Frankel {GB}), who is a Denford Stud homebred half-sister to G1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud and G1 Prix Jean Romanet heroine Coronet (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) and MG1SP sire Midas Touch (GB) (Galileo {Ire}); and Hugh Morrison trainee Hesperis (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), who is a full-sister to MGSW G1 Al Maktoum Challenge R3 fourth Move Up (GB) produced by GSW GI Flower Bowl Invitational and GI Spinster S. placegetter Rosinka (Ire) (Soviet Star).

3.00 Chantilly, Mdn, €22,000, 2yo, f, 9 1/2f (AWT)
Ballymore Thoroughbred Ltd’s ANY TIME SOON (IRE) (Camelot {GB}) is a daughter of MG1SW stakes producer Aquarelliste (Fr) (Danehill) and kin to a trio of black-type performers headed by stakes-winning G1 Prix Jean Romanet runner-up Ame Bleue (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}). The Andre Fabre representative has drawn stall six and encounters 16 rivals in this unveiling.

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