Best horse racing ride ever? AP McCoy and Wichita Lineman land the 2009 William Hill Trophy

What a sensational ride.
The finest in the career of the great AP McCoy? Watch Wichita Lineman rally under a never-say-die ride from the 20-time champion in a truly remarkable success for trainer Jonjo O'Neill in the 2009 William Hill Trophy at the Cheltenham Festival.

[@rudolphreid4539]

I watch this race over 60 times and every time I get goosebumps...we miss you AP...enjoy your retirement you are the greatest

[@niledavis1860]

The best ride ever at The Festival. The horse never jumped or travelled and AP never gave up to carry him over the line! 👌🏾💪🏾

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

Even though I know what happens, it still gives me goosebumps after the last … almost unbelievable that he gets up … pure grit from rider and horse 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@laurenceferrigan7986]

Watching it 11 years later, still rates one of the greatest rides ever seen at the Festival. Cannot believe the Champ got this horse up

[@mattsmith1173]

Synchronised was on par

[@NC-ck5oj]

Obviously its an unbelievable ride but the truth is that McCoy done loads of these throughout his career. He gave it his all on a monday afternoon at plumpton in the mud, same as he did at the Cheltenham festival

[@RoyChadwick51]

Don’t be daft it was just suited to him and the way he rides . He presents horses terribly at fences . Wichita was always gonna run like that as was brave Inca and synchronised . If you think that was one of the best rides at the festival you are mistaken . Some seriously good rides at the festival include Vautour , Klassical dream , cullotty on 3 best mate wins . McCoys win on uxizandre was his best festival ride ever ❤

[@neilbaybutt759]

Totally agree. Watched this umpteenth times. This is a festival race where one mistake will usually blow your chances. Wichita never travelled , hit 5 maybe 6 fences and still the greatest jockey ever never gave up. Sheer brilliance

[@cr4ig162]

Outstanding ride by the greatest ever ...was on witchita big time that day and after a circuit my line was in the bin just couldn't believe it when A.P got it up on the line best I've ever seen still sends shivers down my spine some buzz

[@DPM143]

Sir AP, I must've watched this 50 times, absolutely incredible what a hero and true legend of the sport

[@Raaselmirza-Begg]

Greatest jockey ever There will never be 1 like this great great man …! Miss him so much

[@Martin.Lewis..]

😂😂😂

[@andrewcarter6227]

Remember McCoy commented that the horse "is not ungenuine...he's just very slow" 😂

[@adzybear1989]

Great ride, the sheer belief and strength from AP is remarkable, the mistakes the horse made being shuffled back and to galvanize the horse in a competitive race is quality, i remember i was really sad though when a month later the horse fell at the 1st in ireland and died R,I.P

[@carpy1098]

One of the best rides ever. Lovely to see my late uncles horse Ollie magern in the mix too 👍👌

[@giantscauseway45]

McCoy gave it everything that he had inside of him ,head down ,and soldier on .never give up attitude

[@ijazmoh9545]

This was one of the greatest rides by AP.True ambassador to the sport, you deserve a well earned retirement.A true boss!!!

[@paulkelly5788]

That ride should be considered one of the best ever. Never going a yard. He carried the horse home

[@TLF1]

The Greatest jockey of Alltime IRISHMAN A P MCCOY.🇮🇪 Well Never see his like again as long as there's racing. Townsend🇮🇪 will go down as the 2nd best jockey of Alltime when all said and down but MCoy was winning on moderated horses all his life that Nobody could win on.

[@TheChrishoughton]

I had forgotten just how amazing that ride was!!

[@f1fantic1]

All the best in retirement AP. Again probably one of the greatest rides seen at the Cheltenham Festival modern times.

[@derek1752]

Ive watched this race so many times , still cant believe he won it. What a horse and jockey . The best jockey ever in my eyes , never new when he was beaten .

[@tonykelly717]

I need you more than want you , and I want you for all time .....and the wichita lineman gets there on the line . ..fantastic commentary

[@bernadettestewart]

Never forget this race sitting in the stands with my wife who backed Maljimar, I had Wichita Lineman told her she had a winner coming to the last because Wichita Lineman had just about hit every fence but never discount the legend that is AP McCoy Breathtaking,

[@windytyke]

I'm proud to say I was there and had £50 on him, what a ride by the champ and what a brave horse

[@mikebartlett9240]

I was on Maljimar that day, and was there, but still couldn't begrudge AP that win...truly magnificent

[@bernadettestewart]

+Mike Bartlett Your comment is the reason I love N.H racing even though your horse was beat you still appreciate a brave horse and top jockey.

[@mattsmith1173]

Mike Bartlett poor old Maljimar.... unlucky that day

[@elboy6715]

7:33 he's 13th with the hill still to come and the horse is being pushed along hard. None of the front 12 are struggling and AP still wins. It's incredible

[@padhraigshaughnessy6158]

this race and after race commentary sums him up perfectly. what a man who will be missed immeasurably. even if u backed a horse in a race that he beat u would still be happy for him. man of absolute steel and a gentleman to add.

[@andrewnelis9791]

How could we forget Wichita one of the best Cheltenham memories performances I've seen

[@yessanknow302]

Astounding ride.

[@thomasdienelt8939]

Old But Gold

[@thefinalfurlongx]

My God I'm going to miss this man

[@John-ed2wj]

Pure genius in action

[@rajeshkrishnan73]

Certainly one of the best ever rides by AP , Many thanks for uploading this at long last.

[@f1fantic1]

The greatest ride seen at the Cheltenham Festival in modern times. McCoy- Legend.

[@johnristheanswer]

Lydia saying " it's one of the best rides you'll see all week ". * edit * *it's one of the best rides you'll EVER see ! ".

[@Suarez1965]

not another jump jockey on the planet would have won that race, the horse did everything to lose until AP got to grips with it.

[@seanscanlon9067]

Clichéd and they would have and plenty have won in similar style.

[@markholt7952]

Lol AP was worth an extra 2lb in a head to head battle all day long

[@markjex9035]

Maybe Ruby.

[@888acehigh]

that has to be one of the greatest rides ever...long live the king!!!

[@maliknadji4452]

magnifique ,un guerrier sa c'est de la course en france c'est trop de la magouille et aucun respect pour les passionnés des courses merci a Racing UK

[@mcu5144]

when ı was a live cyprus many tıme save me glory mcccoy:)

[@gezzaf6912]

Amazing ride by AP

[@rodneymckee8431]

The greatest cheltenham winning ride

[@CountofMonteFi3t0]

So glad you have uploaded this race, amazing Wichita lineman amazing AP!!

[@toadsdad6727]

Still gutted AP doesn’t ride anymore! Absolute class Jockey and hope he enjoys his retirement 👏🏻👏🏻

[@tomtheeagle1]

I was on Maljimar at 40/1 TO WIN. You'll have to forgive me for not enjoying this ride by AP as much as others. It still hurts.

[@johngormley2145]

I had £50 on Witchita on the nose - superb finish. But the wee boy died later in the irish Grand National so never goo.

[@markperryman1797]

@@johngormley2145 JP McManus has lost some good ones over the years, hurdler Darlan could have been brilliant....

[@nathanpidwell3728]

It was on maljamar too,only sir a.p could win on that

[@markperryman1797]

Get over it !!

[@Eleventhearlofmars]

tomtheeagle1 you backed a 40/1 shot in a big handicap field to win??? Lol, you would of won a nice bet backing ew like I did. I made a killing with Holywell at Cheltenham as well in a handicap hurdle at 25/1.

[@84DJohnson]

Listen to the crowd gradually getting louder with every stride the horse takes

[@Hasanx99x9]

Truely Hero! Havent seen something like this for years, simply the best jockey 4ever.... He never gives up

[@seanscanlon9067]

Anzum and Richard Johnson, 1999 Stayers’ Hurdle.

[@Hasanx99x9]

@@seanscanlon9067 this is after that. Miss those jockeys

[@ianlewis8086]

Fantastic

[@nosebuzz007]

OH MY FUCKING GOD!!! WOW!! JUST FUCKING WOW!

[@Andy-wp1ux]

BEST RIDE I EVER SAW

[@themoscowfyler]

I dare anyone to watch this race and not have chills down your spine

[@jonners69]

Glad this finally got uploaded

[@stephendecarteret6371]

My partner and I were there and I backed him at 6/1. Was feeling pleased with myself until my partner backed American Trilogy at 22/1. 😂

[@sandiuk63]

Sheer brilliance!

[@diarrhoea8]

The greatest ride of all time , in both professions, “never give up “ Anthony Peter McCoy

[@uhegbu]

The 'Iron Man' of National Hunt racing delivers. One of the classic races.

[@rajeshkrishnan73]

AP's best ever ride I would rate.

[@golferbob]

A bit late now but wished I'd back AP more

[@rossmorebaz]

wow... thats some jockey.. amazing talent to get that horse home in first place

[@swindonlad87]

Remember backing it that day. And thought no chance the whole way. Easily the best ride I’ve ever seen. 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

[@MrBehindthesun]

Thanks for upload :) Amazing!!!

[@grahamjohnston7395]

This is the best ride I've ever seen on Sir A P's rides!

[@Duke0fMarmalade]

ill never forget this race, the in play betting went to some crazy price and the horse was going backwards the whole time yet it still won the race wtf lol

[@13coyler]

The Goat mccoy

[@davidharrison9501]

as everyone says genius i like a lot had backed him that day

[@roberttalbot6397]

I was there in the paddock, electric it was

[@scottrooney8954]

He wasn’t shy with the shillelagh in his time that’s for sure!!

[@precisetips2110]

The Greatest Ever A.P McCoy Ride

[@colincampbell815]

And that my friends is why AP McCoy is the best jockey there has EVEV been FACT

[@donalmilmo-penny3085]

What a ride from AP. Was a good horse but he had no right to win that.

[@jack14kd]

brill ride, also like his ride on Hennessey at sandown, what a jockey

[@mattsmith1173]

lee munslow That ride goes unrecognised....why I don't know cause it was majestic

[@mattrogers6487]

best ride I've ever seen that

[@lukehillman7613]

what a guy

[@michaelmoran9399]

Sat in the pub watching this bet maljimar still cannot believe he got caught this is why I believe jump racing is superior to flat racing as a spectacle

[@cameronw3159]

Strongly agreed!

[@howareyakid21]

Unreal! He could fairly knock a tune out of a horse!

[@petehunt4534]

The greatest McCoy ride ... I was there and on Witchita ... what a race!

[@smacka69]

Absolute class. No other jockey would have got that horse over the line first.

[@johnwraft919]

All the photographers running away as wichita lineman jumps left around 5:20 :)

[@darrellirwin8412]

How the hell did he win from there, McCoy the demond

[@carlobalzer3238]

AP brilliant

[@darm1735]

Great ride, but was this horse ever the same again, after this race? 🤔

[@phgkeets12]

What a ride from AP

[@dalecollins2085]

He'd get a six month ban for use of the whip nowadays

[@bigdunc101]

Unfortunately wouldnt happenn today with the new whip rules as he would be DQ'd the following week if AP rode like that.

[@garymckee5182]

Great win but I was on the second.

[@KevWilby]

Thanks RacingUK any chance of dubbing Simon Holts commentary over the top of it thou? For such a visually brilliant finish after a cracking effort from horse and jockey the audio was a bit tame

[@johnristheanswer]

Just listened to Mr Holt's commentary. " Witchator " Lineman very annoying pronunciation so maybe it could be called a draw.? :)

[@James-lm6wt]

Some ride that

[@101mossie]

Anyone that’s against the whip should watch this, hit at least 12 times and won on the line, so they do need to be hit.

[@ericgaffney6389]

Genious

[@DPM143]

Mccoy❤️

[@leonwilliams9270]

what about his ride on synchronized in the gold cup?

[@jktaxi]

the greatest

[@awooga07]

Amazing ride but I wish they would sort out these false starts in jumps racing!

[@NeilYoungCity]

Good luck in retirement AP!

[@Darraghcollins]

If the money wasn't down he wouldn't have won

[@danielmikes4194]

wow that was amazing, not many jokeys would have revived that horse.

[@mattsmith1173]

Witchita Lineman was a lazy bastard The type of horse that AP loved

[@IMMER160]

ya cant make money on ap is the saying but in running diff story had a few 999s and many 3 digits the greatest sportsman ever chance of death or crippleing 6 times a day every day and on he goes smashing records

[@mattrogers6487]

bet you would've found him profitable across festivals. class 5/6 mon-fri, sure, the saying rings true.

[@mattsmith1173]

IMMER160 i made money from McCoy...

[@bridler5887]

Deserved a better commentary

[@amylloyd4817]

Why is this guy syill not riding part time unreal talent the horse was awful jumped like a feckin sofa best ride in history both codes

[@Grifiki]

This is why horses get confused and fail at first fence

[@EnjoytheQ.]

Overdrive

[@peterhann3377]

That looks like torture fore those horses

[@peterhann3377]

frankel lamtarra yeah until they break down or cant run anymore

[@MikeAlexApostolides]

peter hann you're an idiot. Sick of people who know NOTHING about horseracing claiming that horses are treated badly. A marathon runner looks exhausted but its what they do. (dont give me that 'but runners CHOOSE to run horses dont crap. theyre bred to run) you dont think that the trainers and the handlers, boy and girls, the jockeys and everyone involved LOVE horses?? its why they got involved in the first place. Horses are treated amazingly well. Go to a stable and see for yourself before you come up with nonesense. Just finally you're no doubt one of the ignorant, pain-in-the-arse public who, again, know ZERO about the sport but hear the word 'whip' and think its the same as a baseball bat to the temple. Its not a 'whip' sensation. Jockeys aren't Indiana Jones. Its a 'pop' sensation. A short blast of air to spark the horse to life. You people make good, animal loving jockey's seem evil. They're not. Watch an interview of a trainer/owner when one of their horses has died and 9/10 times you'll see tears. Horses are more than 'props' to them.

[@peterhann3377]

MikeAlexApostolides So your fucking smart that you can read the horses minds now? GENIUS ha? fuckwit

[@MikeAlexApostolides]

peter hann i cant read dog minds either but i know when mine wants food or to be let out moron. dont you think professional horse handlers would know when a horse is in pain? and do you really think theyd run a horse in that state!?!?? it wont run well so would be pointless. Like i said, do some research kid.

[@nobdayid]

9 times out of ten, the very bad mistake by AP, would put paid to any chance of winning.. if the 'lineman' could jump, well the skys the limit..

[@Niceguy2k23]

Beggars belief. Nearly fell, at least two more poor jumps, and being scrubbed from halfway. Relentless use of the whip was not good to see, but punters and all connections wouldn’t care. Only AP could have got a horse up like that.