Source: dailymail.co.uk
Could jump racing's Iron Man - 16-time Grand National winning jump jockey AP McCoy - be planning a career in films when he finally hangs up his saddle?
Well, AP had a chance to get some acting tips this week when he and wife Chanelle had lunch with Dame Judi Dench, one of the biggest names in the British acting professional.
Currently starring in the remake of Jane Eyre, Dench is possibly best known to current cinema-goers as M from the James Bond movies.
Lunch companion: National treasure Dame Judi Dench
The Captain does not know whether AP put himself forward as a potential 007 - you know the sort of thing, dismantle a nuclear warhead, elude SMERSH agents and be back at Fontwell in time to ride in the Bumper - but he understands Dench, no stranger to world famous showbiz names, admitted to being a touch star-struck in the great man's presence.
Dench is a racing fan and an owner with Newmarket trainer Mark Tompkins. She enjoyed great success with 2008 Lincoln Handicap winner Smokey Oakey.
The lunch date at Green's in Mayfair was the result of a winning bid in the charity auction at this year's Betfair Pride of Racing Awards.
The ceremony, which admirably rewards the sport's unsung heroes, is held in aid of the sport's charity Racing Welfare.
Also present at Green's were Brian Agar, Dench's racing manager, and Pam and Peter Deal, owner of McCoy's 1997 Champion Hurdle winner Make A Stand.
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