Champion jockey Tony McCoy became the fastest rider to 200 winners in a season when he partnered Lord Sam to a convincing victory in the opening race at Kempton on Boxing Day.

The 28-year-old Irishman achieved the feat 242 days after the new season began on 29 April, beating his own record by 16 days.

In a record-breaking year, the seven-times champion jump jockey improved on his own mark for the fastest 100 winners in September.

Tony McCoy's records

Apr 2002: Beats Sir Gordon Richards' record of 269 winners in a season. Ended year on 289. Aug 2002: Passes Richard Dunwoody's mark of 1,699 all-time winners Sep 2002: Fastest to 100 winners in season Dec 2002: Fastest to 200 winners Tony McCoy profile Career in pictures

McCoy also broke Richard Dunwoody's all-time winners record over jumps of 1,699.

It took Dunwoody 16 years and over 9,300 mounts to amass his winners, while McCoy has needed just half that time and about 3,000 fewer rides.

In April, he overtook Sir Gordon Richards' long-standing mark of 269 winners in a season, set on the flat in 1947.

Bookmakers William Hill make McCoy a 1-3 chance to record an amazing 300 winners.

"It'll be tough and I've just got to keep going," said McCoy.