Oisin Murphy handed 14-month ban by BHA after breach of Covid-19 regulations and failed breath tests | Racing News

Oisin Murphy will be unable to ride until early 2023 after being handed a 14-month ban for breaching Covid-19 regulations and failing two breath tests.

The three-time champion jockey will be ineligible to reapply for his riding licence for 11 months after admitting to breaking Covid regulations, misleading the BHA and prejudicial conduct.

He has been given an additional 100 days for alcohol breaches after two racecourse incidents during 2021, including failing a breathalyser test at Newmarket in October last year.

Murphy relinquished his riding licence last year in order to focus on his rehabilitation after a breach of coronavirus protocols.

The cases were heard simultaneously by a three-person panel, chaired by James O’Mahony in the presence of Rachel Spearing and Anthony Connell, with the charges combined after Murphy’s legal team applied for an extension in December.

She outlined a timeline of events from when Murphy went on holiday on September 9, 2020 to September 19.

Murphy had gone to the Greek island of Mykonos, which was on the Covid red-list at the time, but he had attempted to convince officials he had been at Lake Como.

His ban has been backdated to December 8, 2021, with the fact he currently does not have a licence meaning Murphy could be suspended so the panel opted to declare him ineligible to reapply for the enforced time period.

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