Johnny Murtagh quits Ballydoyle

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After 24 hours of rumours it has been announced that Johnny Murtagh will no longer ride as the No.1 jockey at Aidan O’Brien’s Ballydoyle stable.

A story had begun to emerge on Sunday that all was not right in the O’Brien yard, with one bookmaker reporting interest as to who would be the stable jockey for the start of next season. There had been talk within Irish racing of a rift forming between the trainer and jockey.

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