Johnson passes Francome total

RICHARD JOHNSON surpassed the total of John Francome to become the fourth winning-most jumps jockey of all time in Britain when scoring a double at Huntingdon yesterday.

His initial success, which put him into clear fourth place in the standings, came when the Henry Daly-trained Green Tango made a successful bow over timber in the Manny Bernstein Don’t Be Disqualified Again EBF NH Novices’ Hurdle.

And 30 minutes later, he was off in pursuit of third-placed Peter Scudamore (1,678) when Saragann outjumped his rivals to take the Manny Bernstein Pay Double Result Handicap Chase for the back-to-form Philip Hobbs stable.