text: Retiring 20-time jump jockey AP McCoy has fired a borrowed phrase from great Olympian Sir Steve Redgrave back at those who think he might perform a U-turn and reverse his plans to walk away from the sport. The 40-year-old rider, who has two final rides at Sandown on Saturday, said: 'To be fair to Steve Redgrave, you have to put your body through physical torture to try and win a fifth gold medal in boat. 'I can ride for pleasure and hopefully it will be less dangerous than it was when I was competing. 'No, that won't be happening (riding). I'm much too stubborn for that. I'll be watching like everyone else. 'Feel free to shoot me. I'd rather you shoot me than me give in to the fact that I have to ride again, from a mental perspective.' After winning a fourth Olympic Gold medal at Atlanta, Redgrave famously said: ‘Anyone who sees me in a boat has my permission to shoot me.’ The front cover of the Racing Post ahead of AP McCoy's retirement at Sandown Park racecourse on Saturday . Retiring jockey  McCoy insists he will never return to professional racing after Sunday's Sandown farewell . Steve Redgrave famously returned to success despite retiring and vowing never to return to action . Those who doubt McCoy’s word will point out Redgrave came out of retirement to claim a fifth Olympic gold medal four years later in Sydney. But McCoy is adamant his rides on Mr Mole and finally the appropriately named Box Office will be the last in a career which has seen him ride in over 16,500 races and record 4,357 winners. Channel 4 have extended this afternoon’s broadcast so they can show how McCoy and Box Office perform in the 20-runner Bet365 Handicap Hurdle at 4.25. A sell-out crowd of 18,000 will be at Sandown, the biggest attendance at the Esher track since Derby winner Motivator won the 2005 Eclipse Stakes. Meanwhile, Arsenal fan McCoy will be allowed to keep the Champion Jockey trophy handed over to him by guest presenter Ian Wright. The trophy commissioned in 2007 has on it all the name of all the winners of the champion jockeys’ title going back to 1900. The 20-time Champion Jockey will ride his last two races at Sandown racecourse on Saturday . Arsenal fan and jockey McCoy will be handed his 20th Champion Jockey trophy by ex-Gunner Ian Wright .
target: Retiring jockey AP McCoy has vowed to never return to  professional riding .
  The 40-year-old rider said: ‘Shoot me if I ride professionally again'
  Olympian Sir Steve Redgrave said similar phrase when he retired .
  But, Redgrave returned to claim Olympic gold four years later in Sydney .