TONY McCOY was the toast of Towcester when he won the 4,000th race of his career on Mountain Tunes.

     

And he did it in front of his boss JP McManus and trainer Jonjo O'Neill, just as he had hoped.
"It's very special to do it for lots of reasons. Obviously my wife is here with my children, Eve and Archie," said McCoy.
"JP and Jonjo are here and it means a lot for me to ride my 4,000th winner for them.



     

"My agent Dave Roberts is here. His dad passed away yesterday. He said to me this morning his dad would want him to be here so as much as anything I feel good to make him happy. That his dad is looking down on me is very special."
The win was a typical McCoy ride.
Mountain Tunes seemed to be treading water once he turned into the straight in fourth position but the champ would not admit defeat.
He kept his mount going despite a mistake at the second last, moved in to second place going to the last and overhauled the leader Kris Spin 50 yards from home.

     

McCoy's legendary will to win yet again nailed a race that looked unlikely to go his way.
Target After the congratulations had died down, McCoy said: "The next target is hopefully to end the season as champion jockey - which it is at the beginning of every season.
"If I'm still in one piece I'd like to get to Martin (Pipe's) record of 4,182. That would be a special achievement because he's a fantastic man and a great friend.
"We've had a bit of banter about it, so hopefully at some point I will be able to maybe get close to his record, if not beat it."
McCoy, 39, won his first race over jumps at Gowran Park on April 20, 1994, riding Riszard. His first British winner came later that year, on Chickabiddy at Exeter on September 7. He was champion conditional rider in the 1994-95 season. The first of his 18 NH jockeys' titles followed 12 months later.
McCoy was awarded an MBE in 2003, an OBE in 2010, and is the only jockey to win the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year award.