Long Wait for Grand National Winner Is Finally Over for Ap Mccoy, Jp Mcmanus and Jonjo O'neill ; Long Wait Finally Over for Ap, Jp and O'neill

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Being on the right horse on the day after 15 attempts, AP McCoy's long-awaited and hugely deserved victory was inevitably going to overshadow much of the hype and praise usually reserved for the four- legged partner who has to jump 30 daunting fences and keep weary legs galloping for four-and-a-half miles.

In the aftermath of the world's most famous race, McCoy might reflect just how much he owes to Don't Push It, who helped him out at one fence despite being asked to put in a long jump. Even the man celebrated as the world's greatest jump jockey just occasionally gets it wrong.

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Long Wait for Grand National Winner Is Finally Over for Ap Mccoy, Jp Mcmanus and Jonjo O'neill ; Long Wait Finally Over for Ap, Jp and O'neill

Fears that Don't Push It might not handle the razzamatazz and the preliminaries resulted in this sensitive horse wearing ear-plugs down to the s...

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