Trainer claims stewards too lenient on champion jockey
Haggas cites August race at Sandown as an example
William Haggas, one of Britain’s most successful and respected trainers, said on Sunday that he believes Oisin Murphy employs riding tactics that amount to a “professional foul”.
Haggas also claimed the champion jockey has been “getting away with blue murder for a while” as local stewarding panels are deciding that resulting interference is accidental.
Speaking on Racing TV’s Luck On Sunday programme, Haggas said that Murphy, who was crowned champion jockey for the fifth time at Ascot on Saturday, is “the best around” and “an outstanding rider”, but added that he feels the jockey can allow his mount to “lean across” an opponent, stopping their momentum at a vital stage of a race.
