Native River wins first Hennessy Gold Cup for Richard Johnson

Champion jockey Richard Johnson won a first Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury aboard Native River.

Native River wins first Hennessy Gold Cup for Richard Johnson
Sat, 26 Nov, 2016 - 15:34

Champion jockey Richard Johnson won a first Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury aboard Native River.

Trained by the white-hot Colin Tizzard, the 7-2 favourite showed heart and courage to claim success in one of the highlights of the National Hunt season.

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