McCoy makes Fontwell return

Tony McCoy returns to action with two mounts at Fontwell after two agonising months sidelined with a broken arm.

The record-breaking champion jump jockey rides Flying Spirit for Brighton trainer Gary Moore in the Saltwell Signs Novices’ Hurdle and then resumes his position as stable jockey to Martin Pipe on Enitsag in the Denmans Gardens Selling Hurdle.

He broke his right arm when his mount Kymberlya slipped on the final bend of the Rose Hill School Handicap Hurdle at Worcester on June 18.

His comeback has been delayed as he needed a total of five operations on his damaged arm.

But he has been riding out and is ready to claw back the 18-winner lead (54-36) that his arch rival Richard Johnson holds on him.

“It’s back to normal, fingers crossed,” his agent Dave Roberts said today.

“He has the two rides tomorrow and two or three at the moment at Worcester on Saturday.”