McCoy: Synchronised death hit me hard

Tony McCoy admits the death of Synchronised in last week’s John Smith’s Grand National at Aintree has been hard to take for everyone connected with the horse.

Jonjo O’Neill’s nine-year-old was given a magnificent ride by the 16-time champion jockey to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup last month and he was aiming to become the first winner of the blue riband to claim National glory in the same season since Golden Miller in 1934.