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And he's gone out and

ridden in the next race

and has absolutely no recollection

of riding in that race.

He can control it

because he's driven by fear...

The fear of not being champion jockey.

Go, go, go, go!

Just everything, "It's in the head,

Chanelle. It's in the head, you know."

He's like, "Pain is temporary,

losing is permanent."

You know, I mean, it's temporary.

So we're okay. Phew!

Up you come.

Ah, a nice little sleep.

How many are you putting in?

He'll have a bridge of four teeth.

It's like having your permanent courtesy car

when your car goes into repair or service.

He needs a courtesy set of teeth

for everything.

And that's why, you know,

we're not prepared

to put the implants in

and put new teeth in straight away,

because you have to be careful with that.

- So when he retires, then, we can...

- We need to get on with this.

That's the idea. So you tell me

as and when that's gonna be...

- That's the million-dollar question.

- Absolutely!

- I'm not going to make you answer.

- We need to get on with this...

We need to get going.

- Right, we're ready to go.

- Okay.

- Super. Thank you so much.

- Just give me a smile there.

Okay, we'll keep them

nice and white for you.

Most people would tell you

they think he's made from something else,

because I'd say 60, 70% of jockeys

would have stopped by now on what he's had.

I mean, you know, every time they go

to ride, it could be their last ride.

I sit and watch the race in here and

whether it's one of my jockeys

or someone else's jockeys,

as soon as a horse falls and you think

a jockey's had a bad fall,

it just makes you

sit back and wince a bit,

because you just don't know,

you are, really, every time you ride,

that could be your last one.

There are no guarantees.

It is a high-risk sport, I think.

Nip and tuck between these two

as they come to the next flight.

AP McCoy out in the front

with the racing...

Oh, my goodness, he's fallen!

AP McCoy takes a fall

and then the oncoming horse

appears to step on AP at the same time.

That looked nasty.

AP gingerly getting to his feet.

And you get no threes or fours...

- You only got ones or twos.

- Mmm-hmm.

So we need to get rid of the twos

and get all ones.

- And then we'll be away, won't we?

- Mmm-hmm.

- What? Do you think you'll be able to do that?

- Hmm.

Evie, are you having breakfast?

I'm sore, you know.

And then I rode a horse in the next race,

because I thought I would win.

And, um...

Luckily I did win,

and then I gave up the rest of my rides,

and I didn't ride yesterday, either, so...

Like, I knew it was

obviously around my chest,

around my lungs area and that,

but I've punctured my lungs twice

in the last two years,

so I kinda know the feeling of what it's

like whenever they're punctured or not.

Because your breath doesn't come back

when you puncture your lung.

So it was kind of...

My breath wasn't great

but it did gradually come back.

But, um...

It got...

There's a guy there.

Hard to get up there. Please.

Right, here.

My husband will help you.

- Hi, Dave, you all right?

- Just put it on speaker.

Um, good, yeah. Have you many rides

on Sunday, out of matter of interest?

I might only ride a few of them

on Sunday then,

and see how I am. And suddenly if you think

any of us have got a chance,

then I'll ride it you know.

All right, thanks Dave. Cheers.

Bye, bye, bye.

Tell him you're not riding on Sunday.

I am riding on Sunday.

It's just badly bruised,

it's very sore, but it's grand.

It's getting better, I

can lift my hand up now.

The 19-times

champion aboard On The Record

moves along side Roll on Ruby.

Now McCoy has to shake up On The Record,

and Bangkok Pete and Wayne Kavanagh

alongside, moving on

down towards the second last.

On the Record, galvanized by AP,

trying to see off

the attentions of Bangkok Pete.

Bangkok Pete just ahead.

On the Record though, a much cleaner leap.

And now presented with the advantage,

McCoy driving away.

Bangkok Pete, On The Record,

back for more on the near

side, McCoy pulls it out the fire,

and On The Record,

for the man who makes breaking records

look commonplace has got up to score.

And a personal milestone is almost reached.

AP McCoy, the champ has

equalled the number of winners,

trained by his former boss, Martin Pipe.

Martin, hello there.

How are you?

Hello, Mike. Very well. Thank you.

I bet you can't believe that he's

closing down on your record, can you?

No, it's a challenge we've had

between us for sometime

and he's getting so, so close.

It really is incredible.

To ride so many winners and still keep

going. And riding better than ever.

Kirby's Glen

at the rear of the field.

So, Tony McCoy disputing third place,

seeking to surpass Martin Pipe's

record of career wins

which he equalled today at Uttoxeter.

At the moment, Old Pals Act

is still right in the thick of things.

As indeed is virtually every

single runner here,

as Klinsman leads the turn,

just about a circuit under

their belts. And for the first time,

Andrew Thornton giving the impression

he just wants to press on slightly,

but he hasn't shaken off the pursuers.

Klinsman by

a length as he approaches the next...

Again they're all over, in fact Kirbys Glen

just beginning to struggle

slightly, just like

so many we've seen. Tony McCoy

improving on a horse that so far

hasn't really warmed to his jumping but

between the fences is travelling up well.

Old Pals Act, then King of Dubai...

I might have won more races

than anyone else,

but I've lost a lot more

than everyone else too,

so I might have the

record for the most wins,

but I've got the records for the

most losses as well.

I've got the record, for probably who's

fallen off the most as well.

Because you can win

the biggest horse races in the country,

and then next year you can be

in the back of an ambulance.

So, you can go from a really huge high

to a very sad low very quickly.

Klinsman hasn't been left...

And it's Klinsman! No record

this time for Tony McCoy.

But Klinsman moves Andrew Thornton

another closer

to his personal milestone of a thousand.

Old Pals Act in second place...

It feels a bit sore

right down the middle.

- Okay.

- So it does.

But obviously as I said to you,

about going to the garage,

if you were a mechanic,

the mechanic will fix you

and you'll be better whenever you leave...

That's how I pretty much I...

How I want to feel whenever you leave,

I'm supposed to feel better.

I've told you my theory on this as well.

Mechanics don't work

with old bangers, do they?

Have you coloured your hair?

Have I what?

There's less grey in it today.

F***ing hilarious, you are.

I've got to have a good sense of humour

to work with you.

- Yeah, see, there it's quite sore.

- Yeah.

- That's the...

- That's the old fracture.

So is that... Is that just...

'Cause I don't think

that's been sore before.

But you were sore last time

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