Overview

• Murphy was charged on June 19 with drink driving and failing to cooperate with a roadside alcohol test following an April single-vehicle collision.
• The accident occurred on April 27 when Murphy’s Mercedes left the road in Hermitage, West Berkshire, and struck a tree, seriously injuring a female passenger.
• He missed his scheduled rides at Southwell on the day of the crash and returned to win at Windsor the following day.
• Despite the pending charges, Murphy delivered five winners at Royal Ascot last week and leads the jockeys’ championship on 86 wins this season.
• He previously served a 14-month ban for Covid travel restrictions breaches and failed racecourse breathalyser tests before returning under enhanced licensing conditions.