Racing: Doctor to have last word on McCoy National bid

Tony McCoy faces a nervous few hours before a decision can be made over his participation in tomorrow’s Martell Grand National.

The record-breaking jockey will have to face the course doctor for clearance to ride the fancied Martin Pipe-trained Blowing Wind after the gelding’s stablemate Iznogoud sent him crashing to the ground in the Martell Mildmay Novices’ Chase.