Racing backs McCoy for Sports Personality Winner Submitted by: Easyodds.com Monday, 6 December 2010 Legendary jumps jockey Tony McCoy is odds-on favourite to be the 2010 BBC Sports Personality winner (http://www.easyodds.com/sports-betting/tv-and-awards-betting/awards/bbc-sports-personality.html) as the world of racing rallies behind one of their all-time greats. McCoy, who won his first ever Grand National this year on Don’t Push It, has seen the great and good of the sport come out and back his campaign – while a Facebook group called ‘Make Tony McCoy Sports Personality of the Year’ is 10,000 strong already. www.easyodds.com show Sports Personality odds (http://www.easyodds.com/sports-betting/tv-and-awards-betting/awards/bbc-sports-personality/outright.html) on McCoy were cut as soon as the 10-man shortlist was announced – even though we have never previously seen a Sports Personality winner from the world of racing. He is also looking to become the first North Irish champion since Mary Peters in 1972. However, the Sports Personality of the Year 2010 awards won’t be the first time that ‘AP’ has been in attendance – he also came third in 2002, behind David Beckham and Paula Radcliffe. However, McCoy may be scuppered by his own greatness. Having been Champion Jockey for the last 15 consecutive years, he accomplishes super-human feats every year - if he hasn’t won it by now then why should he win it this time around? This is the dilemma that McCoy supporters must solve if their man is to make Sports Personality history. While Sports Personality betting is dominated by McCoy, there are still 9 other contenders that stand in his way. Graeme McDowell is next in the market, after his stunning year which included winning the US Open and being a key member of Europe’s victorious Ryder Cup team. Also in the mix is darting legend Phil Taylor, who won his 13th World Championship in 2010, though no-one from the world of darts has ever won the award. One outsider well worth considering looks to be Jessica Ennis, who had a sensational year by winning gold in both the European and World Indoor Championships. Historically, a lot of previous Sports Personality winners have been athletes, while seven previous champions had won a European title in the same year. Be sure to keep up to date with all the latest Sports Personality of the Year betting developments at easyodds.com (http://www.easyodds.com/sports-betting/tv-and-awards-betting/awards/bbc-sports-personality/outright.html). About www.easyodds.com: Easyodds.com is a leading odds comparison betting website that showcases the best odds from all the leading bookmakers on a whole host of sporting and non-sporting events. As well as highlighting where the value lies across the bookmaking industry, easyodds.com also provides its users with an array of free bets and offers from its partners, as well as in-depth betting previews Page 1 and tips from some of the best sports writers in the business. Contact Details: Simon Hopper 0207 691 0660 [email protected] Page 2 Distributed via Press Release Wire (https://pressreleases.responsesource.com/) on behalf of Easyodds.com Copyright © 1999-2021 ResponseSource, The Johnson Building, 79 Hatton Garden, London, EC1N 8AW, UK e: [email protected] t: 020 3426 4051 f: 0345 370 7776 w: https://www.responsesource.com.