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The turf

The second-best jump jockey ever finally gets to finish first

With the mighty A.P. McCoy out of the way, nice Richard Johnson will get the success he deserves

5 March 2016

9:00 AM

5 March 2016

9:00 AM

Richard Johnson, possibly the nicest man to occupy a saddle and certainly the most modest, once said of his Irish rival Ruby Walsh, ‘Ruby never seems to fight horses. It never looks forced with him, he never throws the kitchen sink. But I do — metal ones and porcelain if necessary.

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