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| Murtagh joins up with Loder |
Johnny Murtagh has confirmed that he will ride for David Loder next season.
Loder vacated the Godolphin Stables in the Bury Road at the end of a five-year contract with Sheikh Mohammed last autumn.
He is now based at the Egerton Stud, where he has 150 horses, 90 of which are two-year-olds.
Murtagh himself left his role as first jockey to John Oxx at the end of last season, having struggled with his weight as a result of a back injury he picked up at Royal Ascot.
He said: "I will continue to be based in Ireland, but have agreed with Mr Loder that I will ride for him when I am available."
Murtagh intends to ride freelance in Ireland and travel to Britain and back in a similar way to Ruby Walsh, who rides for Paul Nicholls in the jumps season.
However, Murtagh would make no comment regarding reports that he is to use the services of Ray Cochrane as his agent in Britain next season.
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