McCoy to ride Shooting Light Champion jockey Tony McCoy has opted to ride Shooting Light instead of Cyfor Malta in the Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup on the final day of the National Hunt Festival.Both horses are trained by his boss Martin Pipe, who has yet to win chasing`s blue riband event.Tony Dobbin will now step in for the ride on Cyfor Malta.He was clearly delighted to get the mount and said: 'It`s great to get a good ride in a race like the Gold Cup.'`AP` took a long time to choose between the horse that I ride and Shooting Light and I hope that`s in my favour as there can`t be much between them and hopefully he`s chosen the wrong one.'With Ad Hoc, Red Striker and You`re Agoodun withdrawn overnight a field of 18 is set to line-up for the Stg#300,000 contest headed by long-time ante-post favourite Looks Like Trouble, who will be bidding to follow up his success of two years ago in the feature race.William Hill betting: 4-1 Looks Like Trouble, 11-2 Bacchanal, Best Mate, 10-1 Behrajan, Florida Pearl, 12-1 Foxchapel King, Marlborough, Shooting Light, 14-1 Alexander Banquet, Lord Noelie, 16-1 Cyfor Malta, 20-1 Commanche Court, 25-1 Sackville, 33-1 What`s Up Boys, 40-1 Shotgun Willy, 50-1 Go Ballistic, See More Business, 100-1 Moscow Express.
