JOCKEY TONY McCOY was tonight named BBC Sports Personality of the Year.

The bookies’ favourite won in a landslide, polling 41% of the votes.

A dazed McCoy was typically humble in his acceptance speech.

This is an unbelievable feeling to be standing in front of so many amazing sportspeople, people I watch all the time on television.

To win this award is very surreal.

I’ve got so many people to thank I don’t know where to start.

I work in a wonderful sport in horse racing, I know they’ve probably spent half the night voting for me, so thank you to them.

The Arsenal fan, McCoy, then referenced a familiar member of the audience.

Lastly Cesc, I’ll be the idiot in the crowd shouting at you when we’re not winning. So I apologise for that.

McCoy finally won the Grand National this year on Don’t Push It. It was the missing piece in a stunning, record-breaking career.

Phil “The Power” Taylor, the 15-time world darts champion came in second in the public vote.

While world and European heptathlon champion, Jessica Ennis, came third for the second year in a row.

McCoy takes a prize which other well-known and successful jockeys like Lestor Pigott failed to earn.

Watch the announcement of the winner on the BBC website.

Did AP deserve it? And does a darts player belong the podium at all?