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MURPHY**, TIMMY with Donn McClean**: : RIDING THE STORM: MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY.** [Subject/co-author SIGNED copy.]

UK.NEWBURY,BERKS.HIGHDOWN/RACEFORM LTD.,2006.

ISBN 1905156278.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,subject/co-author SIGNED,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn but subject's handwritten,black ink dedication+ signature: 'To Mike Best Wishes Timmy Murphy (his signature) to title page,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy laminated,subject's portrait colour photographic illustrated dw/dj panels, with white+red lettering to front,black+red lettering,publisher's black+red colophon to white background of spine/backstrip; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+ fore-edges bright,crisp and clean without foxing; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean, umblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip,a blue+yellow striped headband and clean plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,9-288pp [paginated] includes 18 chapters,8pp contemporary autobiographical colour photographs in 1 block,between pp128/9,Murphy's career/ racing record and an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title page,subject SIGNED title page,a dedication with acknowledgements to its reverse, and a contents list/table. Timmy Murphy is one of the most talented racehorse riders of his generation.He has won the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup and the Paddy Power Gold Cup twice.He has also ridden the winners of countless other big races including the Arkle Trophy and the Irish Grand National. Timmy Murphy's story is not just about a young man who pursued hios dream and fulfilled it.It is not just about a boy, blessed with a rare talent for riding horses,who stumbled his way towards the very top of his profession.This is a story about anticipation,frustration,alcoholism, despair,realisation,reconciliation and, ultimately,redemption. It looked all over for Murphy when the cell door closed behind him at Wormwood Scrubs on July 23rd 2002.The years spent slowly, painstakingly,making his way in the hard-knock life that is the world of horse racing had all been for nothing.All blown away in one moment of alcohol-induced madness.His account of his time inside is frighteningly stark.The regret,the fear,the shame,the appreciation of liberty.He tells of the people who helped him cope,both inside the walls and outside,and the letters that kept him going from day to day.He tells of starting all over again with his reputation in tatters and nothing but his extraordinary talent intact.And he tells of the remarkable chain of events that led to him landing one of the top jobs in national Hunt racing. In 'RIDING THE STORM',Murphy tells his story with a rare openess that is at once both refreshing and foreboding.He relays it with the frankness of one who knows what it is like to stare into the abyss and return.He has recognised his demons,and is dealing with them.Every day he is dealing with them,Every day he rides with those demons on his back. (then 2006). A former National Hunt and then a Flat racing jockey who overcame difficult personal problems to win the 2008 Grand National at Aintree on the horse Comply or Die.He went on to record his 1,000th winner at Taunton on 21 January 2010.He also won the Scottish Grand national on Merigo in 2010 and 2012.He was the winner of the 2005 Jump Jockey of the Year at the Lester Awards. Timmy Murphy announced his retirement from race-riding after steering Happy Escape to success at Chepstow,17 May 2018. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,subject SIGNED,1st edn.
'To Mike Best Wishes Timmy Murphy

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