McCoy nears record target

Tony McCoy edged closer to Richard Dunwoody's all-time record of 1,699 winners over jumps in Britain with a typically polished ride on Sunridge Fairy in the opener at Cartmel.

The 10-11 favourite was ridden clear on the long run-in to score by four lengths from Washington Pink in the Rebecca Julian And Steven Dixon Wedding Day Juvenile Novices' Hurdle.