The soon-to-be 20-time champion jockey will be trying to earn himself his third Sandown Gold Cup title after his success in 2002 aboard Bounce Back and his triumph on Hennessy in 2009. The Northern Irishman was just 17 when taking the ride on Jim Bolger’s mount at Thurles on the flat. AP will ride (7-1) favourite, Shutthefrontdoor , but could it be a fairy tale ending for the 2010 Grand National winner? Stay up to date with our tips for the Sandown Festival here and find our daily horse racing tips here. We look back on AP McCoy's most important winners ahead of his final ride in the bet365 Gold Cup. It was the jockey’s 15th attempt at the race and by winning avoided equalling Jeff King’s record for the most rides around the course without victory. On November 7th 2013, AP had his 4000th career win on Jonjo O’Neill’s Mountain Tunes at Towcester. This came aboard Alan King’s largely unfancied Uxizandre in the Ryanair Chase. I apologise if anything is incorrect. I just thought having won the Irish Grand National last year he’d have plenty going for him. ‘Most of all it’s a great cause — you wouldn’t expect anything else — but it’s good of the bookmakers to be doing it.’. ( Log Out /  ( Log Out /  It was then in 1994 AP moved across the Irish Sea and began riding in England. A 16/1 shout, Uxizandre was confidently ridden from the off, the charge in the first-time visor making all to finish a comprehensive five lengths clear of mare Ma Filleule after finding even more than the grey in the later stages. In 1997 he joined forces with Martin Pipe which proved to be a very strong partnership which dominated National Hunt Racing. Sir Anthony Peter McCoy was born on May 4th 1974 in Moneyglass, County Antrim, making him currently 46 years old. McCoy won the 2010 Grand National on Jonjo O’Neill’s Don’t Push It. Can you bet on the virtual Grand National and who are the runners. So, onto the important facts and figures. Former Champion Jockey Sir Tony McCoy has revealed his pick to win the Virtual Grand National 2020 and called on fans to get behind Saturday’s race after the usual event at Aintree was called off. Quiz aficionados take note, Legal Steps was McCoy’s first ever winner back in 1992. On October 3rd 2006, he then won his 2500th winner Kanpai at Huntingdon. He rode his first winner at just 17 years old on March 26th 1992 for Jim Bolger on a horse called Legal Steps at Thurles Racecourse in Ireland. ‘If we were being realistic I’d say Burrows Saint, but a better story would be Tiger Roll winning. Change ). Former Champion Jockey Sir Tony McCoy has revealed his pick to win the Virtual Grand National 2020 and called on fans to get behind Saturday’s … McCoy, who finally won the race aboard Don’t Push It in 2010, believes it is an excellent idea and is backing reigning champion Tiger Roll to make it three in a row – though admits he would have gone for another horse had the event proper gone ahead. The 7/1 shot was prominently ridden by the 21-year-old, taking the lead for the first time at the third from home and kicking clear to finish four lengths to the good of Henrietta Knight’s Easthorpe. After twice leading Albertas Run to victory in the same race (2010, 2011), this would be McCoy’s third Ryanair winner and his 31st at the Gloucestershire Festival. Sir Anthony Peter McCoy to this day, holds the record for the most wins with a massive 4358, including 4348 jumps and 10 flat. Please feel free to tweet me anything that may be incorrect so I can change it. The Greatest Jockeys and Horses of the Grand National August 5, 2020 - 12:18 pm Horse Racing Strategy July 27, 2020 - 10:09 am Jumps Racing Returns In Ireland June 23, 2020 - 1:18 pm The coronavirus pandemic has caused havoc with the sporting calendar, forcing the biggest horse race of the year – which has been going since 1836 – to be cancelled for the first time since World War II. McCoy has always said this is his biggest achievement, despite all of his success after this. Kilbreet – The First Cheltenham Festival Winner. The 2015 Grand National will take place on Saturday, where racing legend AP McCoy is set to take part in his 20th and final appearance at Aintree. Of course, good money followed bad as McCoy took to the stage at his final Cheltenham Festival this year. MORE: Can you bet on the virtual Grand National and who are the runners? ( Log Out /  The 10/1 joint-favourite with Big Fella Thanks, who would take fourth, Don’t Push It’s triumph saw bookmakers across the country lose a combined total of £50million! I love these sorts of posts and find them so interesting to research and write up and the response I had from my followers in regards to my Ryan Moore post were incredible so I will hopefully be making this into a series where I look at jockeys and trainers and really investigate their story and their career. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. On another note, I was lucky enough to interview AP McCoy back in March at the Cheltenham Festival and you can read that right here if you haven’t already: https://zoelouisesmithx.com/2020/03/11/an-interview-with-20-time-champion-jockey-ap-mccoy/. Early Market Movers for British Champions Day at Ascot on Saturday. Finally, on his 15th attempt Anthony Peter McCoy won the Grand National on April 10th 2010 on Jonjo O’Neill’s horse Don’t Push It owned by J.P McManus. Overall I think everyone knows Sir AP McCoy is one of the best jockeys of all time and certainly the best I have ever seen in my life time. The 2015 Grand National (officially known as the 2015 Crabbie's Grand National for sponsorship reasons) was the 168th annual running of the Grand National horse race at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England.The showpiece steeplechase took place on 11 April 2015, the final day of a three-day meeting. Don’t quote me on this as I could only find it on one source! Personally I don’t see someone over taking the records he has set in a very long time – if ever. As far as my research took me, I found that AP has also rode a winner at every racecourse in the UK apart from Epsom Downs and Goodwood. Why is there no Grand National 2020 and what is the Virtual Grand National? He went on to beat Gordon Richards record for the total number of winners ridden in a season which was held since 1947. Includes links to Saturday's Sandown betting tips! At the time of writing this post 10/10/20 all of the figures are accurate according to my online sources used. But I thought it would be super interesting to get into the nitty gritty and look at the facts and figures behind the great man and really investigate his career. AP rode 17630 horses to get his 4358 wins meaning he won 24.72% of his rides. Before I finish I wanted to include a photo I have found. AP joined forces with JP McManus in 2004 after reportedly being offered a £1 million a year retainer. For more stories like this, check our sport page. He would win the professional equivalent every year since turning pro in the 1995/6 season. On December 11th 1999 AP rode his 1000th winner Majadou at Cheltenham. This 26th March triumph would come just three years prior to him being crown the champion conditional jockey (1994/5). I think we can all agree that he broke all sorts of records and will go down in history as one of the greatest. Mr Anthony McCoy. Even if you don’t follow horse racing you know the name AP McCoy. Again, surely another one of those answers to those challenging pub quiz questions that should be sat on the end of your tongue. This platform helps you earn rewards by inviting your friends to shop with you, and we love it! The next year on June 10th 2014, AP recorded his fastest ever half century of winners after winning on Bob Keown for Rebecca Curtis at Worcester. The list is endless so I haven’t included absolutely every big win AP has won, but there is just a little insight. Mr Anthony McCoy. The list is a pretty long one, so bare with me. Why Chelsea defender Reece James was sent off after final whistle as Denmark beat England. Instead, ITV will air a virtual, computer-simulated Grand National at 5pm using the 40 runners who had been expected to race in the real event – with all profits from bets going to the NHS. Indeed there is very little that the Northern Irishman hasn’t won, this our opportunity to laud some of these biggest and most important victories. On December 16th of the same year AP reached the 150 winners landmark after riding a double at Ffos Las. At this point, AP McCoy had won pretty much every race he could win, the Cheltenham Gold Cup, Champion Hurdle, Queen Mother Chase, King George VI Chase and so much more, he still hadn’t won the Grand National. He then reached 3000 winners just 3 years later when winning on Restless D’Artaix for Nicky Henderson on February 9th 2009. By the time he recovered he had continued to grow taller and decided at this point that it was best to become a jump jockey. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. That same season on July 19th 2014, AP reached a huge milestone by surpassing 4191 winners which his friend and mentor Martin Pipe achieved before retirement in 2006. I think we can all agree that he broke all sorts of records and will go down in history as one of the greatest. The Grand National is steeped in history and dates all the way back to 1839 when Lottery became the first winner, and it is now the feature race at the Aintree Grand National Festival, which … After his very successful start in the UK, AP attracted the attention of the leading trainer Martin Pipe and an upcoming current leading trainer Paul Nicholls. His last professional ride would be the Bet365 Gold Cup at Sandown in April 2015. The Northern Irishman would be sat on four unsuccessful favourites and would only manage to secure one final triumph at Prestbury Park. And as my Dad is one of my top supporters and is subscribed to my blog and will receive his weekly email, what better way to honour him and his special day than to do a post all about his favourite ever, all time jockey. He reached 50 winners in just 44 days. He broke the record on Valfonic at Warwick on April 2nd 2002 and then went on to set a new record of 289 winners in a season. ( Log Out /  AP McCoy then announced live on Channel 4 that he would be retiring at the end of the 2014-2015 National Hunt Season after winning the Game Spirit Chase on Mr Mole which was his 200th win of the season. On September 7th 1994 he won at Exeter for Gordon Edwards on Chickabiddy. Thomas Partey meets Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Ian Wright on first day at Arsenal, Back in business! Now, like with Ryan Moore, I searched high and low to find accurately how much prize money AP McCoy won and after a lot of research I found that he made £39,299,843 in total. This was the 18th time out of the 20 season he had been riding in Britain that he surpassed 150 winners. Also, who else would you like me to research into? In the 2016 New Year Honours, Anthony Peter McCoy was knighted for his services to horse racing. It didn’t take long for AP to have his first winner on English soil. Saturday will be AP McCoy’s final day of race riding before his retirement, he as yet without a ride in the big bet365 Gold Cup after his boss, JP McManus, pulled out both the Ante Post favourite Gallant Oscar and Cantlow at the five day declaration stage. He was then crowned Champion Jockey for the 19th consecutive time, extending his record even further. The closest to him is Richard Johnson, who currently, at the time of writing this has 3745 wins. Again these stats were found only on one source so I’m hoping they are as accurate as possible.