article_snippet.sent: (CNN)It was all set for a fairytale ending for record breaking jockey AP McCoy.
article_snippet.sent: Yet for much of the Grand National -- arguably the world's most famous and certainly the sport's most prestigious jump race -- it looked as if record breaking jockey AP McCoy was about to write an ending befitting the career of a man who has dominated jump racing for two decades.
article_snippet.sent: His horse Shutthefrontdoor was heavily backed by the betting public sensing a storybook conclusion to record breaking jockey AP McCoy's career.
article_snippet.sent: UK and Irish betting firms even predicted Irish betting firms would lose as much as $73 million if record breaking jockey AP McCoy won.
article_snippet.sent: AP McCoy's fifth placed finish means record breaking jockey AP McCoy will race again at least once more, in two weeks time at Sandown.