After Aintree the racing starts to look a little flat.
It's all quiet after the excitement of the 2010 Grand National. The finale of the jumps racing season was tonic for punters following heavy financial losses at the Cheltenham Festival 10 days before. And after last year's Mom Mome victory returned at 100/1 Don't Push It returning a 10/1 joint favourite has cost bookmakers millions.
Tony McCoy, the nations favourite jump jockey held aloft the Grand National trophy for the first time after 15 attempts to add the race to a CV that can only be only be matched in honours by the likes of Manchester United's Ryan Giggs. The most celebrated jockey having dominated the jumps racing world from 1995 showed his emotion on Saturday and showed no intention of holding back, even Clare Balding sounded choked as she announced the arrival of Don't Push It into the winners enclosure. And now everyone is looking at AP as the Sports Personality of the Year. "It would be an injustice if he didn't win it now" said Balding. And rightly so, McCoy has been the ultimate servant for racing, recording over 3000 winners and well on his way to the 4000 mark. McCoy still has some season left in him but will there be as much urgency in his step now that the race which eluded him for so long finally gave in?
McCoy would not be McCoy without fighting for every single winner he has, of course he will be determined, he will want to win the National again, he will want to be champion jockey again and probably Sports Personality too.
But for now attention is turned to the Flat Racing Season, already having the opening Lincoln at Doncaster out of the way we can look towards what seems to be a thrilling season with Frankie Dettori already voicing his intent to fight for the Champion Flat Jockey. Keiran Fallon registered another win on Saturday with a win on Red Cadeaux for trainer Ed Dunlop who will also be pushing for top jockey alongside reigning champion Ryan Moore.
(Fallon Factor: Keiran want to be top jockey)
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