The incident affected his racing, and he dropped behind in the jockeys' championship, having been 12 wins ahead. However, he caught up and in October became the British Champion Jockey. He stated his aim was to remain champion, while also winning big races. He is an ambassador for the QIPCO British Champions Series and writes regular blogs for their website. He can speak four languages, including German. He has spoken of his admiration for older jockeys such as Kieren Fallon as well as contemporaries like Silvestre De Sousa and Jim Crowley, but his idol is Frankie Dettori after whom he named his dog and whom he credits as being the best jockey he has raced against. Dettori has provided support to Murphy as he has progressed in his career. Great Britain