McCoy Relishing Grand National Challenge Tony McCoy pointed to Jonjo O'Neill's record with staying chasers as he outlined a "very good chance" for Shutthefrontdoor in the Crabbie's Grand National at Aintree on April 11. McCoy will be having a record 20th and final ride in the world's most famous steeplechase and appears most likely to partner the ante-post favourite Shutthefrontdoor, although he could opt for Cheltenham Festival winner Cause Of Causes, who is trained by Gordon Elliott. Last year's Irish National hero Shutthefrontdoor took part in a leisurely stroll around Southwell on Tuesday, jumping a few fences in the process under McCoy, and connections expressed their satisfaction with the exercise afterwards. McCoy, who won the National on the O'Neill-trained Don't Push It in 2010, said: "The Grand National is the most famous horse race in the world and to be able to take part each year is very exciting. "It was one of the greatest moments of my racing career to win the Grand National on Don't Push It. I had 14 attempts before Don't Push It came along. Jonjo had him in unbelievable form and to win the Grand National for Noreen and JP McManus was amazing. It is a day I will never forget - I felt a lot of fulfilment. "We have Shutthefrontdoor and the Cheltenham winner Cause Of Causes - they are two I am most likely to have to choose from. "Shutthefrontdoor won the Irish National and has not run since winning at Carlisle in November. If you look through the form book, the Carlisle race and the Irish National were not particularly strong, but he is trained by Jonjo O'Neill who has an unbelievably good record in training horses for staying chases. If I am on Shutthefrontdoor, he has a very good chance. "I am sorry for all the failures I have had in the Grand National over the years and this will be the last time I let anybody down but hopefully I will go out on a high and shut the front door behind me!"
