Lucky 13 as Tony McCoy bags treble

TONY McCOY'S supremacy at Ffos Las is unrivalled and the champion jockey further underlined his status by taking his track tally to 13 with a near 40-1 treble aboard Meath All Star, The Sliotar and Made In Time.

He ended the day with a near 47 percent strike-rate in south Wales after his hat-trick, which was initiated as Meath All Star stamped his mark on the toteplacepot Maiden Hurdle. McCoy also has a fearsome 50 percent hit-rate when teaming up with Irish trainer Gordon Elliott and it was for the County Meath handler that he partnered the 2-1 favourite. Elliott said: "He

liked the longer trip and the soft ground and you'll probably see him racing over here again in the future."

McCoy swiftly bagged win number 12 as The Sliotar edged out Blazing Bailey in a thrilling climax to the three-mile toteexacta Beginners' Chase.

Owner Roger Brookhouse bought the nine-year-old at Doncaster Sales in the summer of 2008 with a view to him becoming a staying chaser. The 4-1 chance held off the persistent challenge of fellow chasing debutant and top-class hurdler Blazing Bailey.

Winning trainer David Pipe said: "He jumped well and enjoyed the galloping track. We will find another small novice for him next and take it from there."

McCoy's 13th came up as Rebecca Curtis' previously unraced 7-4 favourite Made In Time proved different class in the Bet totepool On 0800 221 221 Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race with his pushover six-length success.

Curtis' partner and owner Gerry Costelloe said: "

He's the best bumper horse in Rebecca's yard and will go to the Cheltenham Champion Bumper, where he must have a great chance."

Meanwhile, racing fans will get the chance to watch the peerless queen Zenyatta in action this year after her owners announced the unbeaten mare would be coming out of retirement.

Shortly after Zenyatta had stunned the racing world in November by becoming the first female to win the Breeders' Cup Classic, owners Jerry and Ann Moss said she would move into the broodmare ranks where she appeared set for a breeding career with a record of 14 straight wins.

That all changed on Saturday, however, after the six-year-old was put through her paces in a workout at Hollywood Park.

"We saw her gallop and I talked to Ann and then I talked to trainer John Shirreffs, and she looks too good," Jerry Moss said.

"It's what she likes to do and that's what we decided to do, so we're going to run her."