Oisin Murphy is set to be crowned champion jockey for the fourth time at Ascot on Saturday and he hopes to cap a stellar season when climbing back aboard Tamfana in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes.
Murphy will lift the trophy for the first time since 2021 prior to racing on Qipco British Champions Day and David Menuisier’s Sun Chariot scorer is the standout in a packed book of rides in Berkshire.
Tamfana is reported to have recovered well from her Newmarket exertions and only two weeks after her maiden Group One triumph, she is ready to take on the likes of Charyn in a bid to double her top-level tally.
Murphy said: “David Menuisier has told me he couldn’t be more happy with her wellbeing. It sounds like she has bounced out of her Sun Chariot victory and I’m really looking forward to partnering her. “She is very easy to ride and she has a good draw besides Charyn, I’m very pleased about that and she relaxes wherever you want.