Johnson takes honours with dream treble

RICHARD JOHNSON took the riding honours at Hereford yesterday with a treble, highlighted by the success of Woodenbridge Dream in the Weatherbys Bank Novices’ Handicap Chase.

Schooling horses on the morning they run is a ploy trainer Richard Lee has used successfully, and his decision to put Woodenbridge Dream over a few practice fences before taking him to the racecourse paid off.

The 6-4 favourite had only Nazimabad to worry about over the last three fences but he was already in control when his rival ploughed through the last, leaving Johnson’s mount to score by seven lengths.