‘As brilliant a ride as I’ve ever seen in any horse race’

AP McCoy hit the nail on the head in aftermath of an absorbing Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup.

Paul Townend and Galopin Des Champs after their Gold Cup success Picture: Healy Racing

AP McCoy hasn’t always found the transition from arguably the greatest jumps jockey of all time to a racing tv analyst smooth but he hit the nail on the head in aftermath of an absorbing Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup.

“As brilliant a ride as I’ve ever seen in any horse race,” McCoy said after Paul Townend delivered Galopin Des Champs with a perfectly-timed challenge to win the race that matters most in the week that matters most to racing folk.