Ruby: Record-breaking AP a model pro and perfect gent

Nerves of steel combined with a generous spirit make AP a hero, on- and off-course.

To ride 4,000 winners in a career that is far from finished can only be described as staggering.

Lots of flat jockeys have ridden that many winners, and a lot more besides, but it is a completely different story when you are discussing a National Hunt rider.