McCoy gets all clear to resume riding

TONY McCoy is counting down the hours to the Cheltenham Festival after being given the all-clear to resume riding from today.

McCoy gets all clear to resume riding
Sat, 08 Mar, 2008 - 00:00
Thomas Deane

The 12-times champion jockey needed surgery after fracturing two vertebrae in a fall from Arnold Layne in the Classic Chase at Warwick on January 12.

McCoy received a positive verdict on his recovery from his surgeon last week, but had to wait for clearance from the British Horseracing Authority following an independent review on Thursday night.

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