OISIN Murphy is riding out of his skin. The three-time champion jockey has had his well-publicised issues in the last few years, but while the possibility was always there that his huge natural talent might be dissipated, the chastening lessons of that period have seen the rider emerge with new focus and it has shown in his riding of late.

Determined to regain a crown lost to old rival William Buick, Murphy is happy to eschew the glamour rides in order to maximise his winning opportunities, as evidenced by a treble at Bath earlier in the week for Mick Appleby, Denis Coakley and Chris Dwyer.