AP McCoy was scathing about the "attention seeking" protestors who disrupted the start of the Grand National at Aintree on Saturday.
The race was won by Scottish horse Corach Rambler, but not before a delayed start after animal rights activists sought to scale the fence and break onto the course - with some trying to attach themselves to fences. Their protests later spilled onto the roads, with the M57 temporarily closed as people sat down on the motorway.
The runners had been in the paddock when the disruption began, with horses duly returned to the pre-parade area whilst a new start time was decided. Three minutes after the original start time, the jockeys finally exited the weighing room with a race getting under some 12 minutes after the scheduled 5.15pm start.
