Racing’s leaders lost control of narrative in Oisin Murphy drink-driving case | Greg Wood

The consequences of the jockey being involved in a race-riding incident before he got to court were unthinkableBefore passing sentence on Oisin Murphy after the champion jockey had pleaded guilty to a drink-driving offence at Reading magistrates court on Thursday, Sam Goozee, the district judge, reminded him that he was “lucky that neither you nor your passenger nor any member of the public” had been seriously hurt when Murphy crashed his Mercedes into a tree in the early hours of 27