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'This is an exciting season for him - he's going for the Coral Gold Cup and seems in very good form'
On-the-rise trainer Olly Murphy gives Catherine Macrae the lowdown
Olly Murphy has raised the standard even higher after posting a career-best 141 winners and more than £1.7 million in prize-money last term.
He is flying along this season too, Sticktotheplan and Rambo T at Chepstow last week being among his most recent success stories, and, aided by the services of champion jockey and long-time ally Sean Bowen, the 34-year-old looks set for another big campaign.
The star among the trainer's team is Grade 1 winner Strong Leader, who contributed to an impressive £52.33 profit to £1 level stakes for anyone backing Murphy's hurdlers blindly last season.
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- 'She came with a price tag and that increases the expectation, but we bought her as a top-class mare and hopefully she'll develop into that'
- 'He'll go back to Cheltenham next in what we hope will be an exciting season - the plan is to work back from the County Hurdle'
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