AP McCoy and Ruby Walsh reflect on their rivalry and friendship

When they were racing against each other, there were certain things AP McCoy and Ruby Walsh didn’t talk about. They rarely gave the other advice. And you never gloated about beating the other in the big races. Things are a little different now. Kieran Shannon looked back and forward with the racing legends.

When AP McCoy wrote his latest autobiography — there was always a reason to write another, as there was always another few champion jockey titles to reflect on — the title he chose was self-explanatory — Winner.

Winning’s what he did — more than anyone who ever sat in a saddle — winning was what he was about, winning was what defined, consumed, obsessed him.