Oisin Murphy had the winning feeling as he raced back to the big time on Qipco 1,000 Guineas heroine Mawj.
The three-time champion jockey punched the air after the filly repelled the challenge of hot favourite Tahiyra in a thrilling duel on Newmarket’s Rowley Mile.
Murphy, returning from a 14-month ban this season for alcohol and Covid breaches, said: “It’s beyond my wildest dreams. Just to get back in the big races, it’s a great feeling.
