Saviour’s day as Richard Johnson reaches landmark 3,000 career winners

Richard Johnson hailed the journey to his 3,000th career success as “an amazing experience” after St Saviour at Ludlow gave the champion jockey-elect another landmark winner yesterday.

The 38-year-old now needs just four more wins to reach 3,000 over jumps. Sir Tony McCoy is only other rider to achieve that feat.

Appropriately riding St Saviour for his boss Philip Hobbs, victory was fairly straightforward on the promising Highclere Thoroughbred Racing-owned four-year-old, who made his debut a winning one in the Best Wishes For 2016 Juvenile Maiden Hurdle.