Ginger McCain will have last laugh when memorial is unveiled In January, Richard Pitman, the former jockey best known for finishing second to Red Rum on Crisp in the 1973 Grand National, author and BBC jump racing presenter, quite rightly won great acclaim for his selfless kindness when he donated a kidney to someone he had never met. 'Pitters" has been a huge inspiration to me to get fit for this Saturday's Aintree Legends Charity Race in aid of the Bob Champion Cancer Trust and, I can assure you, it's nothing to do with his wonderful humanity. For while it's one thing to be beaten by a younger Adrian Maguire or a comparatively recently-retired Mick Kinane on a decent Flat horse, the thought of being beaten or outridden by a short, tubby, bald, bandy 69 year-old, running on three cylinders and riding a three-mile chaser is too much to bear. Consequently, I have really pushed myself this time. You'll be bored of sponsoring me, but Pitman, whose operation was the equivalent of a C-section in that he had to have six weeks" box rest afterwards, is worth a few quid for his game enthusiasm. On top of everything else, he will have just 17½ minutes to change before he's required in front of the cameras for the BBC. www.justgiving.com/richard-pitman-2012. Racing will hold its breath at 11.45am on Thursday when Beryl, Donald and Joanne McCain unveil the one-and-a-half times life-size bust of 'Ginger" at Aintree. The portrait by Nigel Boonham was commissioned following Ginger's death, aged 80, last September. Boonham is an acclaimed sculptor well known for his portraits, mainly of bishops, which would tickle Ginger, and Diana, Princess of Wales. But racing does not have a good record with commissions carried out by non-racing artists. The Sir Peter O'Sullevan at Aintree is pretty awful while the Frankie Dettori at Ascot was conveniently sent back with a note 'must do better" when the course was redeveloped. I dare say Beryl will let us know if Ginger's bust is not perfect.