McCoy back in the thick of things

Racing: Tony McCoy had to settle for second place at Warwick as he returned to action after nearly a month on the sidelines

Racing:Tony McCoy had to settle for second place at Warwick as he returned to action after nearly a month on the sidelines. The 16-time champion jockey had been sidelined since December 30th when he sustained broken ribs and a punctured lung in a fall at Taunton.

After taking his time to return to the track, McCoy eased back into the fray aboard the Nicky Henderson-trained Key To The West in the Racing UK Intermediate Open National Hunt Flat Race. After racing prominently throughout, McCoy was among a group of three that broke clear turning for home.

Harry Skelton made a bold bid for home two furlongs out aboard Ballyalton and he ultimately ran out an impressive winner, but McCoy showed he was fit enough for the job as he kept pushing away on Key To The West to hold on for minor honours.