The cold seeps deep into our bones, and darkness begins to roll across Lambourn, the small village which calls itself the Valley of the Racehorse, but Tony McCoy is already high in the sunlit hills of his latest ambition.

Record breaking Irish jump jockey Tony McCoy faces stiff competition as he bids to win a record sixth Lesters award which will be presented at the 13th Channel 4 attheraces sponsored event at London’s Hilton Hotel on April 13.