David Johnson
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Horseracing mainly, sometimes running. Flat Editor for @Timeform . Occasionally heard/seen on @SportingLife . My views, not my employers.
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Last Seen Profiles
Puts into context how small jockeys are. Crazy.
"It's funny, when I walked into the weighing room today I thought I was 16 again"
Dettori leaves Royal Ascot on a high
read more👉
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Jump jockeys are renowned for their bravery. Bryony Frost just might be the bravest of the lot.
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Flight from Leeds to Dublin for DRF - £40 return. Train from Leeds to Cheltenham on Champion Hurdle day £200 return. No surprise I've chosen to Frodon-style campaign too.
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Sneezy has taken over the licence, but seems Dopey is still doing the PR.
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What are your strengths? 'I'm Aidan O'Brien's son, that's my main one'. Super quote from Donnacha O'Brien after winning the Oaks.
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When the wife is running you through the cost of childcare, and you point out we could have had a horse in training for a similar amount, it doesn't go down well...
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Shocking prices - must be betting to over 200% there.
Seven declared for the Grade One Manifesto Novices' Chase at Aintree, including Millers Bank (
@AlexHalesRacing
), Pic D'orhy (
@PFNicholls
) and Gin On Lime (
@HenrydeBromhead
)...
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This was a quote from Champ, about Barry Geraghty I believe.
"I'd say he was looking at the stands and not what was in front of him"
Read the full race report of a dramatic Dipper Novices' Chase 👇
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Some overreaction on here to the death of National Hunt because a load of 50s chances after owners badges haven't been declared for the Supreme.
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Virtually any other mare would have been off to stud two years ago. Anybody criticising Abdullah and Gosden for cherry-picking their way to a fourth attempt at the Arc needs to give their heads a wobble.
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Throwback to 6 years ago today when we did our wedding table planner in the style of a Timeform racecard.
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When you notice that the dates on your yoghurt expire after the Cheltenham festival, you know you can begin the countdown.
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Amazing how McCoy is hailed as some sort of sage now you agree with him on the Cheltenham Festival. He didn't look so Solomonesque when speaking on Frost/Dunne.
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Good to Firm at Cheltenham right now if anyone is thinking of having a tickle on the Arkle.
@larryslord
Okay but I don't see the downside of knowing the ground at the point of bet placement, whenever that may be.
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The sire might be more Enjoy The Buzz than Galileo, but nonetheless I'd like you to meet this Group 1 winner, Amy Jessica Johnson who arrived yesterday weighing 7lb 5 1/2 oz (Phil Smith had her 1lb higher). So proud of mother and baby.
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@nickgoff79
How many times out of 10,000 did Spain sack the manager the day before the tournament started on your simulator?
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Life is Good went into that Classic with a Timeform rating of 131 himself and had won 9 of his 11 starts. He was rolling like a drunk and needed oxygen at the 1f pole. A top-class horse broken by an all-time great in Fligjtline.
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The best 5f horse is 6, the best 6f/7f horse is 6, one of the best middle-distance horses is 6, and the best stayer is 6. I do wish these Flat horses would stick around so you got to know them.
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Harry Skelton stopped it at 8 secs, Jamie Spencer at 12, allegedly.
The aim of the game is simple, stop the timer after EXACTLY 10 seconds... ⏰
But it's never as easy as it sounds, is it? 🤣
#RandoxGrandNational
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Rachael Blackmore will get all the covergae, and rightly so, but Henry de Bromhead, what a season, add the Grand National to the Champion Hurdle, Chase and Gold Cup.
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That one that follows racing blogger about.
Who is one stallion that most people like but you aren't a big fan of?
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Few remember that Basil Fawlty rode Smad Place to his Hennessy win.
Basil Fawlty: You know, perhaps I should be more specific: “Hotel for people who have a better than fifty percent chance of making it through the night.”
#ClassicFawlty
🇬🇧
@JohnCleese
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Hearing that part of the deal for Irish racing continuing is that all cards will be maiden hurdles, as it's the only races where competitors would be guaranteed to stay a safe distance behind other runners.
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After watching that, you'd fancy Altior in the Champion Chase even if he has to stop at halfway to use his inhaler.
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Keep an eye out for the fifth getting the hang of things too....
Got the hang of it! 125,000gns purchase Fox Master makes a winning debut at
@NewcastleRaces
for
@varianstable
and
@Mitchelljack77
...
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Loved this, a screenshot from the promo of the O'Briens at the Breeders' Cup.
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@PaulKealy
Must be because they are new. Old white trainers usually have some of the biggest privileges in this sport.
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The confirmations for the Futurity are indeed a bit ridiculous, but your ire should be directed towards those not supporting the race, as opposed to those that are.
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Rachael saving the JCR poster designers a job.
❌ No whip, no problem
Brilliant horsemanship from
@rachaelblackmor
to steer Inthepocket to victory in the
@Poundland
Top Novices' Hurdle
Two wins at the 2023 Randox Grand National already for the rider & trainer
@HenrydeBromhead
@AintreeRaces
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The standard penalty for a rider failing to achieve the best possible placing is 14 days. If we're talking optics, banning jockeys for longer for trying too hard, than not hard enough, isn't a good look.
❌ Jim Crowley has been handed a 20-day ban and a £10,000 fine for using the whip three times above the permitted level in the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes, when winning the race on board Hukum.
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Ironically Santiago is also where he'll probably be standing at stud.
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I guess the Brits now know what it feels like to be an Aussie after the Melbourne Cup.
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Didn't quite stay the trip. Finishing speed definitely on the slow side, but dug in until about mile 21. Still a PB in 3.04.01 so not too disappointed.
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It's a great Group 1 mile contest, the first opportunity for the 3yos to take on older horses at the trip. It must stay.
Queen and Prince Harry to hold talks over Sussexes' future
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Spencer knew - went to Donny so he knew he wouldn't have to be sat next to Dettori today.
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If supermarkets genuinely want to prevent panic buying, why don't they ban trolleys? If you can't carry it, you can't have it.
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Some performance from Isaac Shelby, he's given 9 stone and a beating to Chaldean there.
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3 runs and still a maiden, O'Brien says I'll go and win an Oaks. Sir Mark would have had her in at Bath tonight instead off 60.
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Think the most surprising thing about the Hendo OBE is that the news didn't break on his Unibet blog first.
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Until I wake to the news of arise Sir John Gosden, I shall continue to treat the New Year Honours list with the contempt they deserve.
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Tony McCoy once got to 200 on Boxing Day - now that is genuinely incredible.
Brian Hughes gets the 100 winners up for the season and it’s only the 22nd November - incredible 👏
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Benaud ridden as if it was a Pertemps qualifier.
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If Crystal Ocean wins by a neck, how many of those suggesting that Buick went too soon are praising him for an enterprising ride and getting first run? Just 2 very good horses with little between them.
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Fair play to Rab Havlin on Ambiente Friendly - given that horse a peach, done everything right and just been beaten by a better one.
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Trying to stick on a £1 Yankee in a shop. Would have got a more welcoming reception in a balaclava with a baseball bat.
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Ryan Moore been excellent all week, made the difference on Kyprios, judged it so well on Broome in the Hardwicke and simply inspired on Rohaan. The highlight of the week for me.
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Did anyone notice that we had a Coronation Cup, Oaks and Derby, all without a John or Thady Gosden runner.
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What I don't understand about the Melbourne Cup, is if there is no crowds, why not host it at a decent hour so those that are making the race don't have to get up at a silly hour to enjoy it.
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Imagine those fractions down the aisle won't have been better judged.
Congratulations to Hollie Doyle & Tom Marquand on their wedding yesterday! 💍
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To lose the RSA and the Hennessy in such fashion? Careless Whisper.
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Not really a fan of snooker, but there's a strong argument for Ronnie O'Sullivan being the greatest sportsman of all time. Ability-wise, longevity and titles won he's miles clear in his field. Who else from other sports can compare?
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The first chinks in Defi's armour begin to appear...
Defi Du Seuil is pure class, what a turn of foot in that ground beating the legend Un De Sceaux. This lads gonna take some beating even if Altior does turn up in the Champion Chase at Cheltenham. That was seriously impressive. Wow!! 🚀 👑
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Calyx given a
@Timeform
rating of 110p after his win at Newmarket on Saturday. Ordinary overall time, but rapid closing sectional sees him rated value extra. Only 7 horses faster on July course, 5 of them in last year's steadily-run July Cup. A Group horse in the making.
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Just about to cut up an apple for daughter's snack. Is it only me that rubs it up my thigh to put a shine on it as if they were Curtley Ambrose opening from the Kirkstall Lane end?
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Imagine how busy/occupied he was today. All class. Great photo.
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Would be great if the detritus that feel the need to tweet jockeys wishing them ill watched this and reflected on it before they bother net time. I hope Wesley Joyce rides a stack of winners throughout the rest of his career.
🗣️ "Since I got back riding, that's all I ever wanted to do."
Wesley Joyce tells Jonny Ward just what it means to have ridden a first winner since suffering horrific injuries from a fall at the 2022 Galway Festival 💕
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Look out for Mrs Supreme Horse Racing Club to launch soon...
Breaking: HRI has announced that Supreme Horse Racing Club will not be permitted to be owners or part-owners of racehorses registered in Ireland
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Southwell in HD, you can almost feel the sand in your own face. Happy New Year folks.
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This Darren Yates that all the shrewdies on twitter say is doing it wrong, is it the same one that won £550K on Dettori's magnificent 7 and used his winnings to develop a multi-million pound business?
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Been swimming today and found £30 on the changing room floor. Gonna get the car cleaned from the guy opposite and gain brownie points with the wife. Great start to the World Cup.
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Won't be many, if any, better races over jumps this side of Cheltenham than the John Durkan.
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Very exciting time in Flat racing now, looking forward to the first classic of the season. Who is your Leger fancy?
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Not seen The North as excited as this since Jon Snow came back from the dead.
#WaitingPatiently
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The criticism of Cooper is as misplaced as it is predictable. This rain on top of hard ground would have been asking for trouble. Damned whatever he did, sometimes the weather is just a law unto itself.
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#ManchesterMarathon
. We'll call that job done. 3.06.20. Slightly slow finishing speed having been on for 3.05 at halfway. But the miles are definitely longer in the second half!
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Pretty obvious where 'the lads' got the tactics for the Irish Derby from.
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That Lingfield card tomorrow is some treat. A reminder that the Lincoln is only 3 weeks away. We've nearly made it!
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I'm no expert on climate change, but if good, good to soft in places at Uttoxeter in late January doesn't suggest something is up, not sure what will.
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Couldn't look more like Dick Dastardly here if he tried.
Duque De Alburquerque abroad Nereo before the 1976 Grand national.
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Wonder if jockeys ever watch athletics and wonder why lane 8 starts much further forward than lane 1.
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Love how he looks like an NFL coach here. 'Yep we're really confident that the Blackbeards are going to make the play offs this year'.
Auguste Rodin for The Triple Crown 🏆 “if we have a horse to do it he’s the one”
(C)
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Capri plodding on into 4th in the Irish Leger trial. Reckon he likes to go down the pub and regale the locals of the tale of when he beat Stradivarious and Crystal Ocean?
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Watched the King George again this morning. Imagine not liking racing, poor sods.
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So that's why the couldn't get to Serpentine, they're just not that good.
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Hi
@marksandspencer
, I bought some of you 'triple cooked' chips today. Can you confirm if they are currently only double cooked, and me heating them will make them triple cooked, or whether me heating them will actually make them 'quadruple cooked'. Thanks
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BHA are certainly going to struggle to maintain the line 'It's policy not to comment on an on-going investigation' down the line anyway.
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Bit surprised Ryan Mania didn't take a bit more time to assess the welfare of his mount after that mistake at the last.
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Really pleased with the turnout for my Cheltenham preview chat.
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#ManchesterMarathon
Thanks for all the good wishes folks, walking like John Wayne now... Official time of 3.09.21.
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It might be sacrilege given the reception she's getting, but Constition Hill will give her 7lb and a hell of a beating won't he?
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'Coolmore don't supplement horses for no reason' - Be interesting to hear which connections do.
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My daughter had to go for a ride in an ambulance on Friday, fortunately she's fine now, but in the melee she left her best pal behind. The parademic found him and returned him safely. God bless our front line NHS workers.
#igglepiggle
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So Mo Farah's former coach has been banned for doping, but none of the athletes he coached have. Was he doping himself? Seems unlikely.
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Great to have the Flat turf racing back at Donny these last 2 days. Really whets the appetite for the AW twilight fixtures that follow for the next 4.
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Mrs backs the winner, everyone on Facebook telling her she should have my job, not so keen on it when I tell her she's got 4 races from Lingfield to write up.
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One of the best people in the game - Timeform's loss is very much Sky Sports Racing's gain. All the best mate.
"It’s hugely exciting to be involved in the dawn of this new era’ - a regular on At The Races over the years, we're delighted to announce that
@LynchyTF
will join Sky Sports Racing as Senior Racing Analyst 🙌
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All behind Willie in the trainers' championship aren't we? Forget where I read it, but great line that Willie had more winners at Cheltenham than Nicholls had runners.
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Four King Georges for Battaash, that now puts him one ahead of Enable, level with Desert Orchid and one behind Kauto Star. Some CV.
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@RacingPost
@nickluck
Whatever happens, judged on this pic, you have a future in the world of erectile disfunction advertising.
#MoveOverPele
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