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Royal Ascot: Oisin Murphy to affix Sky Sports activities Racing for unparalleled protection of five-day assembly from June 14

Champion jockey Oisin Murphy will join Sky Sports Racing's team for Royal Ascot this year


Champion jockey Oisin Murphy will be part of Sky Sports activities Racing for its unparalleled protection of Royal Ascot, with each race dwell from Tuesday June 14.

Murphy, a three-time champion and retained rider for Qatar Racing, will act as a particular visitor pundit to supply his knowledgeable evaluation and opinion through the well-known five-day assembly.

Murphy, who was main jockey at Royal Ascot in 2021, can be joined by pundit and analyst Kevin Blake, together with Sky Sports activities Racing’s stellar on-course presenter workforce led by Alex Hammond.

Hammond will current afternoon protection alongside a roster of revered pundits together with ex-Flat rider Freddy Tylicki and former champion jockey Seb Sanders.

Jamie Lynch and Jim McGrath will supply knowledgeable evaluation from the SkyPad, with Mick Fitzgerald, Leonna Mayor and Hayley Moore offering parade ring protection and interviews.

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Alex Hammond will lead Sky Sports activities Racing’s protection of the well-known five-day assembly

Gina Bryce and Josh Apiafi will current a preview present every morning, alongside reporters Mike Cattermole and Zoey Fowl.

The robust abroad side of Royal Ascot competitors can be effectively represented by plenty of abroad pundits together with NBC Sports activities’ Britney Eurton.

Rob Dakin, Head of Racing at Sky Sports activities Racing, mentioned: “We’re completely delighted to have each Oisin Murphy and Kevin Blake onboard as a part of our protection for Royal Ascot on Sky Sports activities Racing.

Sky Sports activities Racing’s unparalleled protection of Royal Ascot

Modern know-how – Flagship SkyPad evaluation on-site alongside Hello-Movement cameras to convey viewers as shut as potential to the motion. A brand new studio may even debut for 2022.

Devoted protection – World-leading 38 hours of dwell protection broadcast from the monitor, supplemented by protection on Sky Sports activities Information with reporter David Craig

World attain – Stay protection will start at 11am every day and can be beamed throughout the US by way of NBC Sports activities.

Sustainable protection – Sky Sports activities Racing’s protection of Royal Ascot can be Albert Licensed – the tv trade normal for sustainable tv manufacturing

Huge-name options – Specifically shot options with star names together with Frankie Dettori, William Haggas and Willie Carson will type a part of Sky Sports activities Racing’s build-up, additionally accessible throughout the Sky Sports activities Racing and At The Races’ digital and on-line platforms

Digital protection – Race updates, information, response and evaluation on our dwell Sky Sports activities weblog each day from Royal Ascot, plus unique suggestions and previews from knowledgeable pundits

“The pair will be part of an distinctive presenter workforce, led by Alex Hammond, and can supply invaluable perception and opinion on all the massive speaking factors all through the week.

“Protecting the world’s best flat assembly is a gigantic privilege for Sky. In addition to being supported by protection on Sky Sports activities Information, Sky Sports activities Racing will produce and distribute extra protection than every other broadcaster through the week, whereas protecting our protection Albert Licensed as a part of Sky’s dedication to defending the surroundings and reaching web zero by 2030.”