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The Jockey who Cheated Death

Top jockey Declan Murphy on how he nearly died after a horrific horse-riding accident, but rode again.

The story of a top Irish jockey who came back from the dead. Declan Murphy suffered a terrible head injury after a fall at the height of his career. It left him in a coma in hospital and British newspapers published his obituary. But Declan pulled through and managed to ride again.

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(Photo: Declan Murphy riding for the first time after his near fatal accident. Credit: Phil Cole/ALLSPORT/Getty Images)

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50 minutes

Last on

Fri 7 Apr 2017 05:06GMT

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