In the sport of horse racing, jump jockey Anthony “AP” McCoy seldom knew the bitter taste of defeat. Over the course of an illustrious career spanning two decades, the 41-year-old Irishman would become the first rider to record 4,000 career wins, riding on the backs of more than 4,300 winners. The documentary follows 40-year-old AP McCoy during his 20th and final year atop the horse-racing world.
I don't know anything about horse racing... I did, nonetheless, enjoy every minute of Being AP, mostly because of the dry, dour wit of the film's subject and the good-natured eye-rolls provided by his wife, Chanelle.
It's cinematic, almost lyrical; steam rising off the horses on their early-morning workouts at the Irish-run stables. The elusive, gruff trainers and owners, the professional, unsentimentalised communication between man and beast.
RTÉ (Ireland)
July 25, 2016
AP McCoy is regarded as the greatest jump jockey who's ever sat in a saddle, and this fascinating documentary follows his last year on the track.
