Smullen passed away on Tuesday at the age of 43 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. | zoelouisesmithx. "It's clear the decision has been a highly-emotional one for the man himself; after all, being champion jockey has been his life since the mid-1990s. ", McCoy's revelation overshadowed the return to racing of. In my time AP is the best jockey I have witnessed, he is also a brilliant ambassador for the sport and an all round gentleman and for a while now we have been talking and discussing a potential date for when we could get together for an interview and yesterday on the first day of Cheltenham that finally happened! Me: Onto the Grand National, do you think the weights have hindered or helped anyone in particular and do you think Tiger Roll can go on to win it? "I want to go while I'm still enjoying racing and while I am still near the top," he told Channel 4 Racing. Despite planning to stop within a few months, McCoy admitted he "still can't quite imagine a life without racing". Enter your email address to follow my blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. ( Log Out /  We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Firstly, again I just want to say a massive thank you to AP for taking time out of his day to speak with me. McCoy, from County Antrim, Northern Ireland, had just moved to a career tally of 4,322 winners when he gave his immediate post-race interview. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Yeah, I loved my time in Ireland. Me: How important was Dave Roberts to your career as a friend and an agent? Me: When I interviewed Richard Johnson he said he missed you in the dressing room as a friend more than anything, what do you miss the most about Richard? | zoelouisesmithx, Pingback: AP McCoy – The Greatest of all Time? Me: Do you see any young jockey’s now that could go on to break your record? He added: "However, I know it's the right time to end a career I've loved. His phenomenal career achievements makes AP an exceptional TV personality, interviewee, and keynote corporate / motivational speaker. Obviously we were in the weighing room together every day together and we were the very few people in their every single day. McCoy's revelation overshadowed the return to racing of 2014 Queen Mother Champion Chase winner Sire De Grugy, who suffered a serious hip injury last April. Last updated on 7 February 20157 February 2015.From the section Horse Racing. ( Log Out /  Today I am ecstatic to bring to you one of the biggest interviews I have done to date. AP: Erm, I think I’d probably like to ride Tiger Roll going into a third Grand National because you know it’s a brilliant story him going on to try and win a third Grand National. He’s a pretty outright favourite in my opinion and seemingly in everyone else’s opinion too. I've been dreading this day.". AP McCoy launched his career in 1992, winning his first race at age 17. "Some days he's at peace with it, some days he's a little bit sad," she said. The legend that is AP McCoy. Personally I think he is a brilliant ambassador for our sport, not only is he the best jockey I have witnessed in my life time, he is also someone with extensive knowledge in every area of the sport and he is also someone who will make time for anyone, take as many photos that are requested by racing fans, talk to everyone, shake hands with everyone, just all round a brilliant guy. His comeback in the Betfair Price Rush Chase did not go as planned, though, and after stumbling on the fourth-last jump, he unseated jockey Jamie Moore at the next fence.

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