Tough call, but McCoy opts for Colbert Station

Tony McCoy admitted he found it tough to choose the Ted Walsh-trained Colbert Station over Sunnyhillboy in tomorrows John Smith’s Grand National at Aintree.

It was a hard call for the champion jockey to reject his other JP McManus-owned option, the Jonjo O’Neill-trained Sunnyhillboy, who was beaten by the narrowest margin in National history 12 months ago by Neptune Collonges.

However, with Sunnyhillboy carrying 10lb more this year, McCoy has gone for the potential improver, who marked himself out as a potential National horse when winning the Paddy Power Handicap Chase at Leopardstown over Christmas.