Murphy handed seven-day ban

Oisin Murphy won't be able to ride at next month's Partemps after being handed a seven-day ban.

Flat 's Champion Jockey steered Tiritomba to a two-and-a-quarter-length victory in the Shadwell Stud Maiden Stakes at on .

However, he caught the attention of the stewards after drifting across the path of second-placed Ricksen and has now been slapped with a seven-day ban.

Murphy's ban comes into effect from September 7 and runs through to September 13, therefore, ruling him out of 's four-day showpiece.

The Irishman is currently 18 winners clear of Tom Marquand in the jockeys' championship.

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