Victorious Affair for McCoy

TONY McCOY, in his first campaign as number one rider to J P McManus, left with a winner on his initial visit to Cork Racecourse yesterday.

He partnered Edward O’Grady’s Overbury Affair to succcess in the Irish Stallion Owners’ EBF Novice Hurdle, but the Leopardstown bumper success story was less than impressive.

Backed from 4-5 to 8-13, he guessed at the second flight and threw a few more untidy leaps as well as the contest developed.