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Daily Mirror
27-07-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
'Ich liebe Deutschland!' Oisin Murphy celebrates biggest win since drink-drive conviction
The four-time champion jockey surprised his hosts by giving answers in German after Group 1 success in Munich on Godolphin's Tornado Alert Oisin Murphy caught his hosts by surprise when he recorded his first Group 1 victory since he was convicted of drink-driving on Sunday. Earlier in July the four-time champion jockey was fined £70,000 and banned from driving for 20 months earlier in July after being almost twice over the legal alcohol limit in a breath test taken nearly seven hours after his arrest.. The 29-year-old pleaded guilty at Reading magistrates court to driving a motor vehicle while over the prescribed limit of alcohol after the car he was driving left the road and crashed into a tree, injuring a female passenger, in April. The conviction led to the BHA imposing stricter conditions on his licence which already included a stipulation to 'remain sober' after he completed a 14-month ban for breaking Covid rules and for two alcohol breaches in 2022. The four-time champion, who had finished second in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot on Saturday, travelled to Germany on Sunday where he steered the Saeed Bin Suroor-trained Tornado Alert to victory in the Grosser Dallmayr-Preis in Munich. The Godolphin three-year-old kicked away from Map Of Stars to score by two and a half lengths, giving Murphy only his second top level success of 2025. Murphy had not registered a Group 1 triumph since landing the Lockinge Stakes on Lead Artist in May. In the post race interview, he gave his initial answers in German, saying: 'It's incredible, he's a fantastic horse and I love the atmosphere here.' He then added: 'Ich liebe Deutschland.' It's not the first time he has displayed his linguistic skills. He also learned Japanese when he rode in the country. He then said: 'It's fantastic to win on Tornado Alert. We were uncertain he would like the ground but he loved it. He ran very well in the Epsom Derby. He was second at Ascot and today he came to Munich and he was brilliant.' Bin Suroor said: 'He won well, the ground was heavy and he's never run before on this ground, but he handled it well.' 'I said to Oisin before the race 'just keep him happy and give him a chance', but he was travelling good all the way and when he came off the bridle he saw it out well.' Tornado Alert holds big-race entries in the Juddmonte International at York and the Celebration Mile at Goodwood next month, but Bin Suroor is in no rush to firm up future plans, adding: 'We'll see how he comes back after the race and then we'll make a decision. He has plenty of speed, but I think a mile and a quarter is his best trip at the moment.'
Irish Daily Mirror
27-07-2025
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Oisin Murphy lands German Group One and €100,000 prize money
Tornado Alert secured German Group One honours for Saeed bin Suroor and Oisin Murphy with a commanding victory in the Grosser Dallmayr-Preis in Munich. Despite being winless in three outings this campaign, the Too Darn Hot colt had shown promise when fourth in the 2000 Guineas and sixth in the Derby, before finishing behind subsequent Grand Prix de Paris runner-up Trinity College in the Hampton Court Stakes at Royal Ascot. Dispatched across Europe in search of elite-level triumph, in a contest Bin Suroor and Murphy captured with Benbatl in 2018, Tornado Alert remained within striking distance throughout before quickening impressively to hit the front midway down the home stretch. Map Of Stars, attempting to deliver trainer Francis-Henri Graffard a second Group One victory in consecutive days following Calandagan's King George triumph at Ascot on Saturday, rallied from deeper in the field to mount his challenge under James Doyle in the Wathnan Racing colours. However, despite his best efforts he couldn't reel in Tornado Alert, who was comfortably clear at the finish, with the victory securing €100,000 in prize money for the winning connections. Bin Suroor said: "He won well, the ground was heavy and he's never run before on this ground, but he handled it well. "I said to Oisin before the race 'just keep him happy and give him a chance', but he was travelling good all the way and when he came off the bridle he saw it out well." Tornado Alert has been entered into the big races at the Juddmonte International in York and the Celebration Mile at Goodwood next month, but Bin Suroor isn't hurrying to finalise future plans, stating: "We'll see how he comes back after the race and then we'll make a decision. "He's a horse who is improving all the time. He ran well at Royal Ascot, his form is very good and he has improved every time he has run. "Physically he looks better now than when he finished fourth in the Guineas, but with time and age that is what you would expect. "He has plenty of speed, but I think a mile and a quarter is his best trip at the moment."
Rhyl Journal
13-07-2025
- Sport
- Rhyl Journal
Bin Suroor is Alert to German chance for Tornado
The Saeed bin Suroor-trained colt finished fourth in the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket before coming home a creditable sixth in the Derby. He then headed to Ascot to contest the Group Three Hampton Court Stakes, where he dropped back to 10 furlongs to finish runner-up behind Aidan O'Brien's Trinity College. His next port of call is the Grosser Dallmayr-Preis, known also as the Bayerisches Zuchtrennen, a Group One event run over a mile and a quarter and a race Bin Suroor has enjoyed success in before as Kutub won it in 2001 and Benbatl prevailed in 2018. 'He is doing very well, he worked on Tuesday,' the trainer said of Tornado Alert. 'The plan is to run him in Germany at the end of the month. 'The race is on the 27th at Munich, the Grosser Dallmayr-Preis. 'It's over a mile and a quarter, which is his trip. He's been in really good form.'
North Wales Chronicle
13-07-2025
- Sport
- North Wales Chronicle
Bin Suroor is Alert to German chance for Tornado
The Saeed bin Suroor-trained colt finished fourth in the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket before coming home a creditable sixth in the Derby. He then headed to Ascot to contest the Group Three Hampton Court Stakes, where he dropped back to 10 furlongs to finish runner-up behind Aidan O'Brien's Trinity College. His next port of call is the Grosser Dallmayr-Preis, known also as the Bayerisches Zuchtrennen, a Group One event run over a mile and a quarter and a race Bin Suroor has enjoyed success in before as Kutub won it in 2001 and Benbatl prevailed in 2018. 'He is doing very well, he worked on Tuesday,' the trainer said of Tornado Alert. 'The plan is to run him in Germany at the end of the month. 'The race is on the 27th at Munich, the Grosser Dallmayr-Preis. 'It's over a mile and a quarter, which is his trip. He's been in really good form.'
Leader Live
13-07-2025
- Sport
- Leader Live
Bin Suroor is Alert to German chance for Tornado
The Saeed bin Suroor-trained colt finished fourth in the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket before coming home a creditable sixth in the Derby. He then headed to Ascot to contest the Group Three Hampton Court Stakes, where he dropped back to 10 furlongs to finish runner-up behind Aidan O'Brien's Trinity College. His next port of call is the Grosser Dallmayr-Preis, known also as the Bayerisches Zuchtrennen, a Group One event run over a mile and a quarter and a race Bin Suroor has enjoyed success in before as Kutub won it in 2001 and Benbatl prevailed in 2018. 'He is doing very well, he worked on Tuesday,' the trainer said of Tornado Alert. 'The plan is to run him in Germany at the end of the month. 'The race is on the 27th at Munich, the Grosser Dallmayr-Preis. 'It's over a mile and a quarter, which is his trip. He's been in really good form.'
