OISIN MURPHY

PEDIGREE: His uncle is Jim Culloty, who rode triple Gold Cup winner Best Mate and also trained a Gold Cup winner in Lord Windermere. Oisin joined him aged 13 after pony racing and showjumping as a child.

TRAINERS: After working for Tommy

Stack, he joined Aidan

O’Brien at Ballydoyle where he was Derby winner Ruler Of The

World’s work rider. He then joined Andrew Balding’s apprentice academy at Kingsclere. He was champion apprentice in 2014.

WORLDWIDE GROUP ONE WINNERS: Dubai Turf (Benbatl) 2017, EP Taylor Stakes, Canada (Blond Me) 2017, Prix de La Foret, France (Acclaim) 2017, Eclipse (Roaring Lion) 2018.

2018 ROYAL ASCOT WINNER: The John Quinn-trained Signora Cabello in the Queen Mary Stakes.

WHY HE’S SUCH A GOOD BLOKE: He took your racing correspondent (an economy class travelling hack) as his guest into the Emirates First Class lounge on the way back from the Dubai World Cup!