McCoy spells out commitment to O’Neill

TONY MCCOY yesterday refuted suggestions that he would not continue as number one rider at Jonjo O’Neill’s Jackdaws Castle yard if the stable did not “move up”.

The record-breaking champion jump jockey left top trainer Martin Pipe after eight highly successful seasons to join O’Neill at the end of last term.

He had been quoted in a Sunday newspaper as saying: “As far as I’m concerned, Jackdaws Castle has to move up, and if it doesn’t do that, then I don’t want to be there. Simple as that. But I know Jonjo wants it, too.”