Born: May 4th, 1974.

Father: Peadar McCoy, bred County Hurdle winner Thumbs Up.

Apprenticeship: Four years with Jim Bolger - rode work on horses such as Irish Derby winner St Jovite and Oaks winner Jet Ski Lady.

First winner: Legal Steps at Thurles on March 26th, 1992. Joined Toby Balding at start of 1994/95 season after riding 13 winners (six on the Flat) in Ireland.

Champion conditional jockey: 1994/5 with 74 winners - a record for the number of wins by a conditional jockey

Lost right to claim: Won on Romany Creek at Nottingham on February 28th, 1995.

Champion jockey: 1995/96, 1996/97.

100th winner of 1996/97: Class of Ninety-two at Warwick on November 21st, beating Peter Scudamore's record by 30 days.

100th winner of 1997/98: Sam Rockett at Newton Abbot on November 5th, beating his own record by 16 days.

150th winner of 1997/98: Deano's Beeno at Bangor-On-Dee on December 17th, beating Peter Scudamore's record by 51 days.

Champion Hurdle winner: Make A Stand 1997.

Cheltenham Gold Cup winner: Mr Mulligan 1997.

Other big winners: Beech Road (Holman Cup 1995), Brave Tornado (Finesse Hurdle 1995), Call Equiname (Kennel Gate Novices' Hurdle 1995), Captain Khedive (Stakis Casinos November Novices' Chase 1995), Kibreet (Grand Annual Handicap Chase 1996), See More Business (Crowngap Winter Novices' Hurdle 1995, Rising Stars Novices' Chase 1996), Shaunies Lady (Murphys Irish Stout Four-Year-Old Hurdle 1996), Southampton (Daily Telegraph Novices' Handicap Chase 1996), Viking Flagship (Melling Chase 1996), Warm Spell (Bic Razor Lanzarote Hurdle 1996), Yorkshire Gale (Astec Handicap Chase 1995), Zabadi (Glenlivet Anniversary Hurdle 1996).

Miscellaneous: Rode a 77 to 1 five-timer at Uttoxeter on May 26th, 1997, rode a 120 to 1 five-timer at Newton Abbot on August 4th, 1997.