Murphy sets sights on title bid and first Group 1 in 2017

Lightning Spear: Oisin Murphy hopes he can win a Group 1 next yearCredit: Edward Whitaker

Hong Kong is a famously pressurised environment for a jockey, but then the man the locals call Mok-ai-sing knows about pressure.

At 20, without a Group 1 win to his name, Oisin Murphy was elevated from understudy to main man for Qatar Racing in Britain after the news that Andrea Atzeni was leaving the organisation.

One year in and he knows he has a lot to look forward to.

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Stuart RileyDeputy news editor

Published on 10 December 2016inHong Kong

Last updated 14:13, 10 December 2016

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