Champion jumps jockey Tony McCoy has equalled trainer Martin Pipe’s career tally of 4191 winners with a typically powerful display aboard On The Record at Uttoxeter.
McCoy drove the favourite over the line after a tough tussle with Bangkok Pete.
The 25-1 outsider pushed On the Record all the way and the race could have gone either way from the final flight.
However, McCoy got the Jonjo O’Neill-trained six-year-old, owned by his boss J P McManus, home by a neck much to the delight of his supporters.
“I made hard work of it. I was a bit conscious we went steady. Down the back I thought I’d better get him a bit closer because he’s not a quick horse,” McCoy told At The Races.
“I’ve had a few steering jobs and I was hoping one would win and this horse was appropriately named. It’s nice that it’s one of Jonjo’s and one of JP’s.”
McCoy recorded his fastest-ever 50 last month at Worcester and the 19-time champion is pushing towards 300 winners this season having recorded 289 victories in 2001/02.
McCoy has been targeting Pipe’s all-time tally since chalking up his 4000th winner at Towcester in November.
The record-breaking rider was formerly Pipe’s stable jockey but has been retained by owner J P McManus since 2004.
Pipe was champion trainer 15 times until he handed over the reins to his son David in April 2006.
McCoy could not overtake Pipe with his last ride at Uttoxeter and drew a blank at Worcester’s evening meeting.
