By James Standley BBC Sport Online

Tony McCoy has become the most successful jockey in the history of National Hunt racing, breaking Richard Dunwoody's record for the most winners.

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BBC Sport Online profiles the other six jockeys who have shrugged off everything from broken necks to self-administered black eyes on their way to riding more than 1,000 winners over the jumps.

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Richard Dunwoody: 1,699 winners

Before injury forced him to retire in 1999, Dunwoody's obsessive desire to win had seen him break all manner of records.

The Ulster-born jockey was tall for the trade and struggles against his weight saw him develop anorexia as a teenager.

He once gave himself a black eye as punishment for not winning a race and that intensity helped him become champion jockey three times.

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Peter Scudamore: 1,678

Scudamore twice won the Champion Hurdle

Like McCoy, Scudamore reaped the benefits of being stable jockey to leading trainer Martin Pipe.

When he retired his total number of winners was then the highest of all time, and his total of 221 winners in the 1988-89 season was also a record at that time.

Now a BBC racing expert, 'Scu' retired in 1993.

John Francome: 1,138

The former panel beater from Swindon was champion jockey seven times and was renowned for his graceful riding style and superb horsemanship.

In the 1981-82 season, he shared the title with Scudamore after Scu was injured and Francome, who had the same number of winners, sportingly stopped competing.

Francome is now a Channel 4 paddock commentator and also writes novels with horse racing themes.

Stan Mellor: 1,035

Mellor had great success as a trainer

Born in 1937, Mellor become the first man to ride more than 1,000 winners over jumps when he guided Ouzo to victory in 1971 at Nottingham.

After retiring he became a highly respected trainer, with over 700 winners.

Mellor sold his Pollardstown Racing Stables, near Swindon, in 2001.

Adrian Maguire: 1,024

Along with McCoy Maguire is the only jockey still competing, although he is currently injured after breaking his neck in a fall in March.

The Irishman's career has been overshadowed by the stellar displays of McCoy, but he has shown great determination to become one of the most successful jockeys of all time.

For many years he was stable jockey to David Nicholson but then went freelance after they split in 1998. He later went on to become stable jockey to northern-based trainer Ferdy Murphy.

Peter Niven: 1,002

The Scot may be the only member of the exclusive 1,000 club to have never been champion jockey but he is also the only National Hunt rider to have won five races in a day on four separate occasions.

Niven reached the landmark last year and won just two more races before retiring after a 17-year career.

Niven, who broke his neck in a fall in 1999, was retained by Mary Reveley and has now set up as a trainer himself.