Irish win the top awards

Tony McCoy and Kieren Fallon received the top honours at the 12th Lesters Ceremony at the London Hilton last night to make it…

Tony McCoy and Kieren Fallon received the top honours at the 12th Lesters Ceremony at the London Hilton last night to make it a clean sweep for the Irish.

McCoy was voted Jump Jockey of the Year while Fallon received the Flat Jockey of the Year award in a glittering ceremony which was sponsored for the first time by attheraces and Channel 4.

The award, voted for by members of The Jockeys Association, topped off a memorable year for McCoy, who recently broke Gordon Richards' all-time winners record.

For Fallon it was the culmination of campaign that saw him win back his champion jockey title after an injury lay-off.