McCoy a local hero in Leicester

Tony McCoy showed once again why he is the preferred choice of the punters as he forced 1-2 favourite The Local home in the opener at Leicester.

McCoy a local hero in Leicester
Tue, 28 Feb, 2006 - 15:34

Tony McCoy showed once again why he is the preferred choice of the punters as he forced 1-2 favourite The Local home in the opener at Leicester.

The champion looked in trouble when market rival Give Me Love took up the running approaching the second-last fence of the gg.com Beginners’ Chase.

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