article_snippet.sent: On Thursday night, Tony McCoy received what is sure to be the first of a whole host of awards to mark Tony McCoy retirement as the greatest ever jump jockey when given the Sport Industry’s Outstanding Contribution to British Sport accolade.
article_snippet.sent: The presentation was made by Clare Balding, who opted to present the Boat Race rather than Tony McCoy’s last Grand National, and Thierry Henry, who was originally due to hand over the jockeys’ championship trophy to Tony McCoy at Sandown last Saturday before being replaced by Ian Wright.
article_snippet.sent: Recently Tony McCoy was in attendance with Tony McCoy wife Chanelle for the BT Sport Industry Awards in Battersea on Thursday and received the  Outstanding Contribution to British Sport accolade .