Oisin Murphy
Oisin Murphy has been flat racing's champion jockey in 2019, 2020 and 2021

Oisin Murphy was banned for 14 months after he admitted breaching coronaviruses protocols, misleading the British Horseracing Authority, and breaching two alcohol laws.

Murphy admitted all charges at an independent judiciary panel on Tuesday.

Murphy gave up his licence to seek support when he was charged, so the suspension was backdated to December.

He can't apply for his licence until February 16, 2023.

Murphy faced five charges, two relating to failed tests for alcohol in May and October last year and separate counts of misleading or attempting to deceive the BHA over his location from 9 September 2020 and acting in a way that prejudiced the reputation of the organisation.

The Irishman went on a holiday to the Greek island of Mykonos in September 2020 and tried to convince officials that he was at Lake Como in Italy.

He was suspended for 11 months for the two Covid breeches and conduct that was not in line with the standards of the sport.

He was given 10 days for a positive alcohol test at Chester on 5 May and 90 days for a second positive recorded at Newmarket on 8 October, his second and third violation within the allotted time period.

Murphy was banned for three months in November 2020 after testing positive for cocaine, but investigators did not contest his claim that he accidentally took the drug while having sex with a user.

After the hearing on Tuesday, the BHA said that Mr Murphy's breeches of the rules were extremely serious, reckless and potentially incredibly damaging for the sport. They could have jeopardized his fellow jockeys and racing industry participants.

In their summing up, the independent panel stated that Mr Murphy had let down his colleagues and the sport, and that his conduct was not worthy of a sportsman and previous champion.

We would acknowledge that Mr Murphy made full, public admissions regarding these offenses, and did not seek to contest the rule of the hearing. He admitted to his personal battles.

We would call on everyone in the sport to respect the admissions that he has made about his physical and mental wellbeing and his need for rehabilitation. Any support that Mr Murphy requests will be offered by the BHA.

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