Horse Racing - Crabbie's Grand National Festival - Aintree Racecourse - 10/4/15 Tony McCoy on Don Cossack celebrates after winning the 15.25 Betfred Melling Chase Reuters / Darren Staples
LIVERPOOL, April 10 - Tony McCoy warmed up for his final Grand National by winning the big race at the Aintree festival meeting for the second day in succession on Friday. The 19-times champion jockey, who won the Aintree Hurdle on Jezki on Thursday, was a runaway winner of the Melling Chase, another Grade One race, as he steered 3-1 joint favourite Don Cossack to victory by 26 lengths.
The thousands who cheered him into the winner's enclosure will be willing McCoy to repeat the trick for a third day in a row when he partners Shutthefrontdoor in Saturday's National, his record 20th and last ride in the famous steeplechase.
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