'I feel like we haven't even got going yet' - in-form Olly Murphy aiming higher after breaking into the top five in trainers' table
Olly Murphy is confident the best is yet to come from his increasingly powerful yard and believes he can hit new heights in the championship this season following a string of big-race successes.
After recording his best return last campaign with more than £1.7 million in prize-money, the in-form trainer has made a remarkable start with 18 winners from 44 runners in October at a strike-rate of 41 per cent.
His hot streak continued at the weekend when Strong Leader won the Grade 2 West Yorkshire Hurdle and Resplendent Grey landed the Colin Parker Memorial Intermediate Chase under champion jockey Sean Bowen.
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