Doctor gives McCoy a dose of his own medicine

Pritchard recalls the day he denied the champ

Sir Anthony McCoy (centre) talks to Dr Philip Pritchard (right)Credit: Edward Whitaker

An amusing anecdote appeared in the Stratford racecard over the weekend in the regular 'Meet The Team' feature, which was all about Dr Philip Pritchard.

In the 'Funniest thing that's happened to me on a raceday' section, racecourse doctor Pritchard recalled the day he outgunned 20-time champion jockey Sir Anthony McCoy in a finish at Worcester.

"As we weighed in afterwards, because he had flu and was feeling unwell, McCoy told the clerk of the scales he needed to see the course doctor," Pritchard said.

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Published on 23 May 2017inNews

Last updated 12:42, 23 May 2017

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