Amy Murphy moving to France on full-time basis

Trainer Amy Murphy has announced she is leaving Newmarket and relocating to Chantilly.

Murphy, who began training in 2016, initially made her breakthrough in the National Hunt sphere, winning the 2018 Betfair Hurdle with Kalashnikov, who went on to be narrowly beaten in the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle a month later.

The same horse, owned by her father Paul, went on to provide her with a first Grade One win in the Manifesto Novices’ Chase at Aintree in April 2019, but in recent years, she has mainly switched her attention to the Flat.

In doing so, Murphy enjoyed a fair level of success in taking a team of horses over to France and while she did win the John Smith’s Cup at York with Pride Of America in 2023, her French forays became more and more commonplace and she set up a satellite yard in Chantilly in 2022.

She has repeatedly stated the comparison in prize money between the two jurisdictions forced her hand and now she has taken the plunge to move full time.

“As of February 2025, I will be leaving England and relocating to France in Chantilly,” Murphy announced on social media.

“We’ve obviously had a great time here in England in the 10 years we’ve been training and we’re looking forward to the opportunities that are going to arise as we make this exciting move across the water.

“France is ever evolving and has great prize money levels, that’s our main draw as to why we are moving. Whilst we have attacked it on a small level, I want to have a good go based on a successful career in France.

“I’m really lucky that some of my team will be joining me in Chantilly and lots of my owners will be following us. It’s exciting.

“The facilities are second to none in Chantilly. I’m young and ambitious and want to keep building my career; Saturdays are the places we want to be and I hope this move will help us compete on a bigger stage.”