Oisín Murphy fined £70,000 and banned from driving for 20 months for drink driving
Murphy appeared at Reading Magistrates' Court on Thursday afternoon where he pleaded guilty to one count of driving a motor vehicle while over the prescribed limit of alcohol.
The Killarney native was not asked to plead on another count of failing to cooperate with a preliminary test at the roadside.
The four-time champion jockey in Britain was charged by postal requisition on 19 June after he drove his grey Mercedes A Class off the road and into a tree in Hermitage, Berkshire, at about 12.05am on 27 April.
The 29-year-old was officially charged on the Thursday of Royal Ascot week, when he rode a double courtesy of Arabian Story and Never So Brave. He ended the showpiece meeting with five winners in total.
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