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Fully updated with a new chapter on A.P.'s knighthood, the BBC
Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement award and his
new role as a TV pundit When Tony 'A.P.' McCoy announced his
retirement from racing, the shockwaves reverberated across the
world of sport. With more than 4,300 winners to his name, McCoy
seemed to be at the peak of his powers when he suddenly brought
down the curtain on an extraordinary career. But then A.P. McCoy
has always done things his way. In Winner: My Racing Life, AP
reflects upon his unparalleled career, taking the reader from his
humble beginnings in County Antrim to the emotional day at Sandown
when horse racing bade a tearful farewell to arguably its greatest
ever star. McCoy relates in forensic detail the process that led to
his decision to retire, recalls some of his greatest rides, lifts
the lid on his family life and looks ahead to a future no longer
driven by the constant pursuit of victory. The result is a
remarkable insight into the private and public life of a true
winner.
Everything seems to be going right for brilliant young jockey
Duncan Claymore. A career on the up, a beautiful wife, and all the
trappings of wealth. But Duncan is haunted by the death of one of
his arch-rivals. He may not have pulled the trigger, but he still
has blood on his hands. As Duncan struggles to keep his focus on
the job, Michelle O'Brien - a friend and talented fellow jockey -
is killed and Duncan knows this was far from a tragic accident.
He's never liked William Osborne, but now he will stop at nothing
to avenge Michelle's death. With Duncan's seemingly perfect world
starting to come apart at the seams, can he balance his desire for
victory on the field with his desire to see justice served?
From champion jockey A.P. McCoy comes a tense and utterly gripping
racing thriller. Duncan Claymore could have it all. He's one of the
country's up and coming young jockeys and this season his sights
are set on getting right to the top, but his demons threaten to
overwhelm him. Duncan was taught everything he knows by his father,
Charlie, a former trainer whose career and reputation were
destroyed when a series of bitter rivalries got out of hand. It
ruined him and Charlie hasn't been able to set foot on a racecourse
since. Now, with his father's health rapidly declining, Duncan is
desperate to beat the best and at the same time take down the men
responsible for Charlie's ruin. But can he do both or must he
choose between his family and his future?
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