Honour primed for Classic performance

Philip Hobbs hopes Richard Johnson has Weetabix for his breakfast on Saturday morning ahead of a tilt at Warwick’s totesport Classic Chase with Double Honour.

The eight-year-old grey finally got his head in front at Haydock last time out when holding off Artic Jack to end a 12-race winless streak, with his rider having been hard at work from a long way out.