RICHARD JOHNSON came in for a double on Polar Scout and Versus at Folkestone yesterday when fellow jockey Noel Fehily failed to pass the course doctor.

A change of tactics and a gallop earlier in the day combined to help Blue Americo land the first division of the Taunton Racecourse Seminar Centre Novices’ Hurdle for Paul Nicholls and Ruby Walsh at Taunton today.