Murtagh short price for Ascot honour Johnny Murtagh has been installed as the even-money favourite with totesport to be top jockey at Royal Ascot. Murtagh, stable jockey to Aidan O?Brien, has the likes of dual 2000 Guineas winner Henrythenavigator and Gold Cup hat-trick seeking Yeats to look forward to throughout the week and he is some way clear of 9-4 next best Ryan Moore. O´Brien is also an odds-on chance to be crowned top trainer with the same firm going 4-7 about the Ballydoyle team claiming top honours. Spokesman Damian Walker said: "Murtagh has a terrific book of rides throughout the five days, including red-hot favourites such as Henrythenavigator, Yeats and Duke Of Marmalade. "His boss Aidan O´Brien will also be strongly represented in the juvenile races, so it will probably have been a disappointing week for the Ballydoyle team if Murtagh can´t land the top jockey award." Royal Ascot Top Jockey, totesport bet: Evens Johnny Murtagh, 9-4 Ryan Moore, 5-1 Frankie Dettori, 11-1 Jamie Spencer, 14-1 Jimmy Fortune, 28-1 Richard Hills, Richard Hughes, 40-1 Steve Drowne, Christophe Lemaire, Kevin Manning, Kerrin McEvoy, Olivier Peslier, Philip Robinson, Seb Sanders, Pat Smullen. Royal Ascot Top Trainer, totesport bet: 4-7 Aidan O´Brien, 4-1 Sir Michael Stoute, 7-1 Saeed Bin Suroor, 11-1 Jeremy Noseda, 16-1 Richard Hannon, 20-1 Jim Bolger, 25-1 Mick Channon, 33-1 Luca Cumani, John Gosden, Mark Johnston, 40-1 Henry Cecil, Peter Chapple-Hyam, Michael Jarvis, 50-1 James Fanshawe, Hughie Morrison, Alain De Royre-Dupre-Dupre
