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1. Woody - Member

   Tuned in at the end of the programme and will admit I had to google him to find out what he did.

   Cav did not look happy!

   Posted 1 year ago #
2. pacemaker - Member

   All he does is go along for the ride..

   Posted 1 year ago #
3. deadlydarcy - Member

   You had to google AP McCoy?

   You need to get out more.

   I hope noone was recording this for later.

   Posted 1 year ago #
4. Daisy_Duke - Member

   he should have brought his horse with him to say thanks. just wanted him to start singing "My Lovely Horse" as in Father Ted...

   Posted 1 year ago #
5. lazybike - Member

   at least a rider won it

   Posted 1 year ago #
6. eddie11 - Member

   beaten by horse luggage...

   Posted 1 year ago #
7. Woody - Member

   You need to get out more.

   
   ..........I have an online a/c with William Hill but haven't had a horse on for over 8 years

   Posted 1 year ago #
8. Trimix - Member

   Hores rider - its a fix then.

   Posted 1 year ago #
9. deadlydarcy - Member

   You are joking though? You have really heard of him haven't you?

   Posted 1 year ago #
10. Woody - Member

    Seriously DD........................................no!

    Quite unbelievable I know, especially now that I've seen his career achievements but I have no interest in horse racing and simply don't read or listen to anything about it.

    Posted 1 year ago #
11. mikey74 - Member

    I hate horse racing and yet I've heard of him, lol. I have to agree that Cav did not look happy. On the other hand, "the Power" looked totally delighted with his second place.

    Was it me or did they include even less "minority" sports than ever? Surely they could have at least mentioned Gee Atherton in passing.

    Edit: I must add that although i don't like horse racing, I don't begrudge him the award at all.

    Posted 1 year ago #
12. scaredypants - Member

    he's on R5 now - sounds like a very decent bloke and cares a lot for his sport. went out of his way to give credit to some other jockey who seems to have been second best for about 10yrs and "nobody's" ever heard of.

    major sports personality ? yes, I'd say

    Posted 1 year ago #
13. rOcKeTdOg - Member

    Who is Gee Atherton?

    Posted 1 year ago #
14. MrSmith - Member

    a corrupt betting vehicle.
    'sport of kings'? GTF

    Posted 1 year ago #
15. Gary_C - Member

    Reckon that A.P. McCoy & Rob Brydon were separated at birth.

    Posted 1 year ago #
16. scaredypants - Member

    who's been more corrupt over time than royalty ?

    Posted 1 year ago #
17. ratadog - Member

    Would have been a travesty if AP McCoy had never won it, and he won at Aintree this year on the background of dominating his sport for 15 + years so he got my vote.

    Posted 1 year ago #
18. peajay - Member

    I didn't have a scooby who he was either! My missus reconed they would be better giving the money that show cost to children in need or at least bringing down the license fee a bit.

    Posted 1 year ago #
19. aracer - Member

    He deserved to win. End of.

    Over on other non-cycling forums, lots of people going "Cav, who?"

    Posted 1 year ago #
20. deadlydarcy - Member

    He certainly deserved to win. He's a sound bloke too.

    We like to think mountain biking is a bit dangerous sometimes? It's a walk in the park compared to National Hunt racing. He's probably the best NH jockey ever. The only thing he was missing was the GN. Which he won this year after trying for years.

    So yes, he deserved to win.

    Posted 1 year ago #
21. mastiles_fanylion - Member

    Aracer - precisely. Cavendish hasn't done near enough to deserve to win it.

    Posted 1 year ago #
22. aracer - Member

    I should point out that I don't follow horse racing at all, but because I follow sport I'd heard of him and had some idea of his achievements. Which is more than I can say about Phil Taylor - what exactly has he done special this year (bearing in mind it wasn't lifetime achievement award he was up for, notwithstanding some football kicker - whose name I quite seriously can't remember - winning last year based on what he'd done in his career).

    Posted 1 year ago #
23. MrSmith - Member

    isn't it the horse that wins?

    Posted 1 year ago #
24. muggomagic - Member

    Which is more than I can say about Phil Taylor - what exactly has he done special this year

    Thie 2010 world championship was no where near as "special" as the previous 14.

    Posted 1 year ago #
25. clubber - Member

    I'm into sport but hadn't heard of him either

    I never really follow horsey racing - I've always felt that it's a bit of a fiddle with the handicapping not to mention the betting scams but having read up on AP he does sound like a deserving winner even if he wouldn't have been my choice.

    Posted 1 year ago #
26. theotherjonv - Member

    in the intro they said he'd ridden over 2000 winners, and fallen off 1000 times.

    That's like my mountain biking career. Apart from the winning bit.

    Posted 1 year ago #
27. atlaz - Member

    I'd never heard of him but then again, I don't really care about horse racing so that might explain it

    Posted 1 year ago #
28. allthepies - Member

    +1 to never heard of the bloke.

    Posted 1 year ago #
29. mrsflash - Member

    I think he definitely deserved to win. Why have they started calling him AP rather than Tony though?

    Posted 1 year ago #
30. anagallis_arvensis - Member

    Cavendish hasn't done near enough to deserve to win it

    hasnt he won 15 tour de france stages, more than all the other british winners put together?

    Posted 1 year ago #
31. Blackhound - Member

    If I could have bothered to vote AP would have got mine. His achievements over many years are oncdible. I have not checked the stats but very few have managed 1,000 NH winners. Terry Biddlecombe was the first when I was a lad and therre has a been a couple since. AP has managed 2,000 plus an elusive GN this year.

    Thought it interesting that 'minor' sports got 1st and 2nd this year.

    Cav is probably going to have to win an olympic gold to have even a small chance I'm afraid. He has an excellent chance of winning the World Championship next year and the general public will have no interest in it.

    Posted 1 year ago #
32. yoshimi - Member

    Why have they started calling him AP rather than Tony though?

    Yeah, that confuses me too!

    Phil 'the power' Taylor, looked really pleased and happy - I like him

    Posted 1 year ago #
33. KT1973 - Member

    Tony McCoy is a great jockey who gets the best out of any horse and has had a prolific career. He deserves to win 100%

    Posted 1 year ago #
34. Pook - Member

    Meanwhile, over on horseypower.co.uk

    "Dobbin - Member
    Who is Mark Cavendish? Never bloody heard of him."

    "Nagshead - Premium member
    Dunno. At least he rides something!!"

    "Dobbin - Member
    lol"

    Posted 1 year ago #
35. MrSmith - Member

    it's horse racing. no different from dog racing except there's some shortarse jumped-up whiney little man sat on it giving it a good thrashing. it's only the betting that keeps the sport alive otherwise it would just be point to point or 'x-c' horse riding.

    the award should go to the horse with the most race wins.

    Posted 1 year ago #

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