Murphy was raised in
County Limerick and went on to study law at the
University of California. His first win under Rules was on Prom at Tralee in 1983.
Barney Curley brought him to England where he would become
Josh Gifford's stable jockey. Through this partnership, Murphy rode
Deep Sensation to win the 1993
Queen Mother Champion Chase and Bradbury Star to the 1993
Mackeson Gold Cup. He would also ride winners at the
Bula Hurdle and the
Tripleprint Gold Cup. He suffered a near fatal fall while riding Arcot at the 1994
Swinton Handicap Hurdle. He made a comeback the following year at
Chepstow before retiring from the sport. The book
Centaur by Ami Rao was published about Murphy in 2017. ==References==