text: Retiring AP McCoy has confirmed he will ride to the final race at Sandown on Saturday if he can secure mounts. There had been speculation that the soon-to-be-crowned 20-time champion jockey would end his career after riding in the AP McCoy Celebration Chase, in which he definitely partners Mr Mole, or the feature Bet365 Gold Cup. But there is now a good chance his final mount as a professional jockey will come in the handicap hurdle run at 5.35. AP McCoy has confirmed he will ride to the final race at Sandown on Saturday if he can secure mounts . McCoy's boss, JP McManus, has Jonjo O'Neill-trained Box Office in the race while O'Neill also has entered Champagne Present. Both would be appropriately named last ever rides for the peerless champion. McCoy told Racemail: 'I will not stop. I will ride anything JP runs and, after that, any rides offered. But it won't be until Friday morning until everything is sorted out.' John Ferguson-trained Aqalim, a winner at Cheltenham last week, looks another prospective mount for McCoy in the Listed Select Hurdle. With top weight On His Own now bound for next week's Punchestown Festival and Paul Nicholls-trained Rocky Creek, the next highest rated, still not certain to run, there remains a chance the weight of O'Neill-trained Lost Legend will rise sufficiently for McCoy to ride him in the Bet365 Gold Cup. McCoy receives a kiss from wife Chanelle McCoy after winning the Ryanair Chase on Uxizandre, . Alternatives are Nicky Henderson's 2013 Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Bobs Worth, confirmed an intended starter along with stablemate and Celebration Chase entry Springter Sacre, yesterday. But their regular rider, broken leg victim Barry Geraghty, still retains hope he may return in time. Sam Twiston-Davies has been confirmed as riding Nicholls-trained Unioniste in the Bet365 Gold Cup. A sell-out crowd is expected on Saturday with 18,000 at Sandown. Only 500 tickets remain for sale. The soon-to-be-crowned 20-time champion jockey is set to retire at Sandown racecourse on Saturday . Sandown are also putting on a free train to Esher for those showing their admittance ticket. It leaves Waterloo at 11.02. Meanwhile, passionate Arsenal fan McCoy has revealed family commitments will keep him away from the top of the table clash between his team and Chelsea on Sunday. But he added: 'I have a kind invitation from the chairman to attend any home game before the end of the season.' McCoy pushes Parlour Games into second during his final trip to Aintree racecourse as a jockey .
target: AP McCoy takes his final rides before retirement at Sandown racecourse .
  Jockey is hoping to ride all the way to the end if he gains extra rides .
  It had been thought McCoy would retire after the Bet365 Gold Cup feature .
  But, the 19-time champion is hoping to secure himself further mounts .