“I broke my back and rode again 8 weeks later” 🏇 Sir AP McCoy | Up Front

This is Up Front with Simon Jordan. A new show brought to you by William Hill that pulls no punches and tells it EXACTLY like it is.
The term ‘GOAT’ is thrown around in the media but this week we are joined by a man who is undoubtedly the greatest of all time in his chosen discipline, Sir AP McCoy.
The winner of 4,358 races, AP joins the show to diagnose the mindset of a serial winner. There are certain characteristics that people like Michael Jordan, Serena Williams and Cristiano Ronaldo all share. They are willing to sacrifice everything in the pursuit of victory. But what causes a man to get back on the horse only 8 weeks after breaking his back? Simon delves into the mind of the 20 time champion jockey on this week’s Up Front.
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00:00 Introduction to Sir AP McCoy
01:01 Podcast Starts
01:24 Northern Irish Sports Stars
06:04 Northern Irish/Republic of Ireland Politics
08:10 Gongs for Sports People
11:28 Products of our environment
14:48 Simon Jordan’s view of Horse Racing and Sportsmen
21:55 What makes a great jockey?
32:40 Current state of Horse Racing
39:40 Female Jockeys
42:32 How AP became an Arsenal fan
49:54 How important is sacrifice to AP?
56:08 AP Saving a life
“I broke my back and rode again 8 weeks later” 🏇 Sir AP McCoy goes Up Front With Simon Jordan

[@andyconstantinou4522]

A P McCoy won so many races where it was his pure ability that won the race not the horse, best jockey ever without a doubt and a great humble man!

[@dontbewoke]

The unusual thing about this man is not his drive longevity or talent (as vast as they are) its that , although he had all those things in abundance , he's retained a sense of humility that I've rarely if ever seen among those at the top of their profession.

[@anthonyeverett5375]

AP has got me out of trouble more times than I can remember. Top man.

[@paulyiasemides]

Greatest jockey in history. The sheer bloody mindedness to win and his understanding of horses is incredible

[@Matt-gy2tw]

Not a chance and he even admits it himself. The hardest working and toughest but not the greatest. Often gave poor rides at the biggest meetings and compare his record to Walsh and Gerraghty in the best races.

[@MW92.]

Disgusting ‘sport’

[@jonjohnson1978.]

​@@Matt-gy2tw who is the best 🤔

[@stephenc6062]

@@Matt-gy2tw😂😂😂 you’d want to keep off the magic stuff…you’re deluded Matt

[@Matt-gy2tw]

@@jonjohnson1978. in my time watching racing Walsh and Gerraghty are better

[@johnalcorn8079]

The Greatest Jump jockey in history without a doubt,and there has been quite a few.A remarkable rider who was 20yrs top rider in succession.Tony had the knack to judge a race,win on horses that others couldn’t win on.A real champion of the sport.

[@errands8253]

Best one yet. I was gripped the whole interview and I don't even like horse racing. what a man ap is.

[@kevinbeck6785]

Absolute brilliant could have gone another hour listening to AP, Thanks Simon 🐎🐎

[@MICHAELCAMPBELL69]

Really enjoyed that interview . Footballers are spoilt when you see what McCoy has been through

[@MudFlanagan]

What a brilliant interview. Thanks guys. AP is quite remarkable.

[@ryanlaw416]

In my opinion he’s in the top 5 sportsman that I have ever seen

[@Bigramt]

AP is a true great and very humble The fact he doesn’t want to be called Sir makes him more worthy Doesn’t do any harm that he is from the same part of the world as me Simon you are killing it with these interviews and as a huge boxing fan, I thoroughly hope you het involved and make it better, as it is a bit of a mess really to put it kindly Great chat!

[@yamozaki1]

Excellent stuff yet again from Simon. This weekly podcast along with the one to one's are real treat. Much respect from Dublin.

[@_Snapper]

A Great intelligent interview ,much love to AP and Mr Jordan from Ireland 🇮🇪

[@UpFrontWithSimonJordan]

Cheers Snapper 👍

[@MW92.]

@@UpFrontWithSimonJordan Simon = top LAD proper clobber

[@stevelee4952]

AP and J Francome. The greatest ever.

[@Matt-gy2tw]

Another great interview. Will always disagree he was the greatest just because he road the most winners but his will to win, determination and strength of character are to be hugely admired, great interview again.

[@colinmcmenamin4114]

Great interview. Much respect for you both.

[@lfcspectre4335]

Sir Simon = Top LAD Proper Clobber ✊ Another great guest Sir AP McCoy after last week great interview with Graeme Souness.

[@dean7652]

💯

[@markdouglas2071]

AP is a top guy and this interview just shows that even more.

[@ahmedelnoor6703]

Loving this new podcast so far

[@matthewpotter8491]

Simon…. This series is brilliant. Love listening to you!

[@djmeridian4569]

Another great interview, really good these. Don’t know much about horse racing, but this guy is a top bloke 👏🏼

[@jamiesomers3564]

Simon Jordan is next level, FairPlay - brilliant interview

[@Nicolchu_]

Och that was a grand wee conversation, AP is such a gentleman and seriously solid bloke... Simons phone book must be a who's who of who's who, can't wait for the next one

[@c-1802]

Nice. Another premium quality interview.

[@josephineubas4655]

Interview top class. What makes a top jockey is small details like feel for the horse. Information they provide to trainer like ground conditions, dist a horse prefers, how to be ridden from behind, mid div, front run and the horse ability what type of race to run in. McCoy like Walsh, piggott, eddery brilliant at that as well as the drive. McCoy remarkable. V.v few mistakes. Also I remember watching a type of superstars program. A very young hollie Doyle so tiny remarkably beat top arsenal women's footballers on fitness tests like squats, running etc. Fitness Coachs couldn't believe what they were seeing and me also. You have to be really fit to handle racehorses. AP is a proper legend equally for his info he reports after a race as much as riding in it. Legend a word used to much in this case he is.

[@ezza-and-friends]

Jockeys are some of the most underappreciated spots people about

[@pauld6400]

Great interview

[@graemechitty2814]

What an amazing interview with a true driven spotsman

[@paultessmer6739]

The nearly dead part I had to watch a few times. Dying of laughter 😂

[@jamesryan7361]

Another great podcast

[@NEW_WORLD70]

Excellent viewing, thank you

[@markhamnett3350]

Great Podcast

[@benzinapaul7416]

Loving your new channel Simon, AP is a legend and you've done him justice in this interview...the only other sportsman I can compare him to is Valentino Rossi.

[@kevinhasnip6170]

great podcast AP is a legend and a top bloke

[@careyscates3516]

Northern Ireland- Less than 2 million people , world champions in snooker, boxing, golf, world player of the year in football, best jockey ever! regardless of whatever religious nonsense

[@chrismiller6317]

Great interview lads AP the LEGEND and a fellow GOONER COYG❤️❤️

[@dash7148]

Have zero interest in horse racing, so, Simon Jordan was the only reason I watched,however, it was a brilliant episode and AP seems like a genuinely humble but astonishing man

[@careyscates3516]

So many greats from the wee Northern Ireland

[@ryanmccormick2124]

Top Notch, Thanks Gents

[@UpFrontWithSimonJordan]

Nice one Ry 👍

[@apuestasfutbol]

I enjoyed this one. Getting better boys 🎉

[@duskyo]

fantastic jump jockey always used to look in racing post and see what AP was on.

[@darrenhenden9941]

Legend of the sport

[@markashdown1314]

An amazing rider.

[@raymondthomadwormald9621]

Brilliance ❤

[@MakeAstand5]

Be Your Own Light. A brilliant podcast. Thank you.

[@JRA73]

If only Simon was as intelligent in his choice of bling as he is, in his choice of words....😁 A.P, great man!! 👏👏👏

[@simonjones4941]

Indubitably, as a kindred Simon, I am veritably enamored by the magnificence of the podcast you host, and your astute inquisitiveness certainly leaves an indelible impression on the mind. Whilst it may be contended that the copious lexicon that we share may elude the comprehension of certain individuals, it is not within our purview to mollify the uninformed. Forsooth, we are here to impart knowledge and stimulate cogitation amongst the intellectually astute.

[@user.--.]

Thanks ChatGPT

[@simonjones4941]

@@user.--. haha I hoped it was obvious I was taking the mick, but yeah I haven’t a clue what half the words mean & it was chatgpt 😆

[@dannyneville1310]

A compelling argument.

[@DJTW1]

This comment adequately quite accurately demonstrates the courage of the author's convictions. Touché.

[@dontbewoke]

Fantastic , made me literally lol

[@dunawley17]

A great interview with AP, Simon maybe you could try interview his old boss one of the greatest owners in the business John P McManus i think that would be an amazing interview

[@ACshinealight]

Simon an interview with Dominic Ingle would be a belter.

[@jamjar1106]

Speaks more than Simon… deserves an MBE for that. Great stuff

[@leephillips3652]

Let me know if Simon managed to square that circle

[@sharkymoon422]

Dorian Yates would make a great guest.. He turned down a MBE.. Simon quickly becoming the goat, another excellent interview..

[@ryanmichael7795]

Dorians story is great but sadly bodybuilding is really still an underground sport to some degree and not really mainstream enough for something like this channel

[@biz90s18]

Simon always been the goat. Says it how it is and rarely wrong in his opinion

[@domcowley5818]

Simon 'that circle's been squared jordan'

[@riansalmon7012]

"Hes nearly dead" 😂

[@latchmere100]

Greatest jockey.

[@jamiespriggs984]

I’ve always said this about AP McCoy “He could get a three legged donkey home”

[@MrTompahallam]

AP won me a fortune... top bloke and jockey. Thanks for the memories.

[@Trancemusiclab]

APM won so many races on average horses. He rode at courses that were not grade 1 level. Simon has to realise that the great jockey's have the skills, horsemanship, and iron will to get over the line first.

[@Ironsmiler]

AP "Yeah yeah" McCoy

[@stevelee4952]

Without doubt the greatest driven jockey. The greatest horseman was J Francome, but he never had APs drive.

[@moderncodman8228]

Simon = Top Lad, Proper Clobber

[@lfcspectre4335]

Sir Modern = Top LAD Proper Clobber ✊

[@tedduckpond5132]

Greatest sportsman ever to operate in Britain, as tough as they come and a complete obsession to be the best. It’s been a privilege to watch his career.

[@dean7652]

Did you listen to the interview, I doubt he’d class himself as British mate

[@tedduckpond5132]

@@dean7652 my bad, meant UK. Up to him what he identifies as 👍

[@dean7652]

@@tedduckpond5132 👍👍

[@jackthelad15]

Britain's 😂😂😂😂 he's 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

[@tedduckpond5132]

@@jackthelad15 I corrected it, meant UK

[@roamey]

Simon Jordan and Ruby Walsh would be a great interview

[@MartinGreen932]

Truly incredible, unique talent in national hunt jockeyhood. Complete tunnel vision and dedication to his craft. Quite predictably those character traits make him dull as dishwater on TV.

[@matthewstott9735]

“Square the circle “ alert

[@gunneronfire]

Great podcast. Annoying at the start because Simon kept interrupting! We all became fans of certain teams because of the FA cup final. 1979 I became a Gooner too! It is remarkable that AP is in one piece!

[@10darterlegend52]

Greatest sportsperson of all time. Absolutely no question

[@jaimiemcalpine3331]

Did this guy own a football club? You’d never know eh!

[@markillingworth1972]

He mentions it everytime like

[@tanwerkiani7510]

In every single interview he throws in a line about him buying Crystal Palace…we know Mr. Jordan,

[@ryanmitchell564]

Simon loves squaring a circle

[@dean7652]

It’s better than circling a square

[@davidrobinson2776]

I'm an old man and I loved Lester and Francome. However I'd ban the whip altogether. Great jockeys don't need it.

[@michaelt8514]

Simon = Top LAD Proper Clobber

[@thomasgoodisson8877]

GOAT !

[@davidsteel4139]

The question of horse welfare is not the horse who is at a yard and well looked after , its the horses that have been breed that don't make it same in greyhound racing the amount that are put down is freighting.

[@saintdon4461]

this fella got me out of jail a few times

[@holeefuk413]

😂 saved your wages did he one Friday on a horse

[@saintdon4461]

@@holeefuk413 more than once lol

[@jota55581]

W

[@KeepingWatchUK]

Am a big fan of Simon, generally. But let your guests talk more. Interrupt less. Loves the sound of his own voice a bit too much. Enjoying this series nonetheless.

[@miller2624]

Nice to see a channel interviewing people who are worthy of an in depth interview and not these crack pot conspiracy people.

[@MarkSiosal]

"Kenny Samson...💪......all day......" Get his name right Simon.😀

[@royferguson2297]

Its Northern Ireland not the north of Ireland

[@jackthelad15]

Ireland is one country

[@pauliewalnuts6285]

Why did the producer not tell Simon that the ann summers Label on his wig is showing

[@thejackster10100]

Get Peter crouch on

[@stripyfrankel2579]

Questions need to be more concise Simon. Too much time spent talking about Palace and your own success. Will keep watching and hope this improves. Big fan of your work.

[@TheModedEzio]

Wouldn’t matter if an unelected queen thought or didn’t that horse racing was cruel

[@amselite11tv]

Not an easy interview to watch that. AP was twitchy and the rapport just wasn't there like it was with Souness and Bellew.

[@FunkyKarting]

i understand simons point about the horse or the formula 1 car should get all the credit but as a life long formula 1 fan i can offer you abit more on that (not the horse racing) before formula 1 drivers get to formula 1 they have a long career of racing starting at karts when they are literally children, from there you HAVE TO PROVE you are quick before you get a sniff at a good kart/car going forward. Fast forward years, if you are good enough you may end up in formula 2 (main formula 1 support race) and in this series the cars are all stock meaning besides minor setup changes they are all THE SAME. So obviously beating your competitors in the same machinery is the best way to prove your talent and 99% of people who end up in formula 1 do well in this series or equivalent. Then you come to formula 1 where obviously some cars are better than others but then its absolutely no coincidence that the drivers who did the best in the support classes usually end up in the best cars... this isn't an accident where you can just put everything down to luck, its a result of proving your speed over your life time, beating people in the same cars and earning your position. Then when you get to formula 1.. it isn't just 1 driver in the best car.. its 2.. so why then do we get people dominating their teammates year in year out? (hamilton/schumacher) Its because they are not only quick over 1 lap like most f1 drivers.. the level of consistency is quite literally robotic, imagine driving a 60 lap race and every single lap you drive being on the limit and every lap being within a second of each other.. this is what separates the elites from the world class because some drivers just cant maintain it. Ayrton senna talked about driving unconsciously and being so at 1 with the car he no longer had to think, only the elite drivers can take themselves into this space and stay there. A good example of this would be hamilton vs rosberg.. rosberg beat lewis hamilton to the 2016 F1 title and this would be his only F1 title because he retired after that season. He said he retired because beating hamilton over just one season took too much out of him. It drained him mentally, physically, emotionally and he admitted that he couldn't summon that out of himself again. Meanwhile freaks of nature like hamilton, schumacher and now max can just do it week in week out, they are quite literally robots that are built different and the out of this world speed they produce comes so easy that it would blow the minds of mortals like us. Now i know this is a long one, but some people really really don't understand what it is to be successful in F1. but put incredibly simply... the best drivers will always end up in the best cars because they are the only ones who can take it to its potential.

[@krisclark739]

So, what you saying?

[@lewisdowsett8390]

Anyone know where simon was born or comes from and what he did for a living? Hardly mentions it his so secretive

[@teddybears5522]

GOAT

[@valuetraveler2026]

Why is he a sir?

[@GRMS66]

AP is a living legend. Simple as that. The greatest NH jockey of all time and with a will to win that’s rarely seen. What a stupid question and theory from SJ about whether you can be a great sportsman aided by a horse for a jockey or a car for race drivers! What a complete numpty. It’s surely even harder to get everything right on a powerful horse running and jumping at 35 miles an hour with all the other factors to consider such as the ground conditions, pace, dodgy jumpers, other horses around you and fallers, rather than an individual sportsperson looking after himself or herself. Anything Palace related is almost irrelevant and boring to listen to in the context of this interview.

[@derekdodge_0078]

A P is THE GREATEST EVER SPORTSMAN, 20 Years champion at his sport,with broken backs and broken everywhere, know one comes.close🎉

[@skylarutd]

have no interest in hors riding, just listening for SJ

[@johnh1252]

His wife must be a saint

[@lesblakeman]

Poor research (if any) from Jordan , didn't even know that jump jockeys are always heavier and taller than flat jockeys , must do better

[@jtobiasm]

Simon you need to stop cutting him off when hes talking. Good interview otherwise

[@jonathanharte1067]

Ian dowie is English he just happened to play for N.Ireland. You hired and fired him I think you would have known Simon.

[@BridgeStamford]

Simon a man I greatly respect. Can’t hide my disappointment with your choice of sponsor though. Can’t watch

[@Ironsmiler]

Bryony Frost being abused was "media driven". What a load of bollocks Anthony.

[@Chipsandgravy202]

We need some MUFC people

[@hewoguys2506]

i love horse racing but all this whip cushion shit is a load of bs fundamentally it causes some sort of pain so stop saying it dont hurt coz it does facts