Tony McCoy admits he does not know the exact date that he will call it a day after announcing his impending retirement on Saturday.
The 40-year-old shocked the racing world at the weekend when he announced that this would be his last season in the saddle after riding Mr Mole to victory at Newbury.
The 19-time champion jockey revealed his decision while still aboard his mount before going on to claim the Hennessy Gold Cup on board Carlingford Lough at Leopardstown on Sunday.
The Northern Irishman has made it clear that he has every intention of going to Cheltenham and Aintree later on in the year but will then take stock of the situation before inking a date for hanging up his riding boots.
“I wanted to go out in a blaze of glory and ride 300 winners, but that wasn’t to be,” he told Irish radio station Newstalk on Monday. “The closer I got to 200, though, I was thinking that after the big Festivals might be a good time to go out.
“It would be my 20th championship and I wanted it to be on my terms with no speculation.
“Days like yesterday I’ll never forget and if anything could change your mind that would. I’ve always been frightened of carrying on too long and I’ve always wanted people to ask why I was retiring, not why I wasn’t.
