Nicky Murray

The British breeding and sales scene has lost one of its most vibrant and popular members with the death on Sunday night of Nicky Murray at the age of 48. Having started out in racing in the stable of Barry Hills, Nicky then worked for Reg Bennett in Maidenhead, where she met Chris Murray, her husband and devoted partner of 30 years. The couple later moved to Newmarket where they oversaw the satellite stable of Middleham trainer Patrick Haslam, for whom Nicky rode a number of winners as an apprentice...