Horse racing-Ironman McCoy peerless in world of hard knocks (Reuters)
By Justin Palmer LONDON, April 24 (Reuters) – When Tony McCoy swings himself out of the saddle for the final time at Sandown Park on Saturday with a career total of more than 4350 winners unlikely to ever be surpassed, he will not ease into retirement with good grace. Retiring after 20 successive champion jockey titles proved a decision that caused much angst and the Northern Irishman has often questioned his inner conscience since announcing in February that the remaining few weeks of the jumps season would be his last. “I always had it in my head that I wanted to get out while I was champion jockey.