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Philip Johnson
Philip Johnson
Article by Alan Trout
Article by Alan Trout
Philip Martin Johnson rode two winners as an apprentice on the Flat in the mid-1980s before going on to enjoy a measure of success over jumps, riding eight winners.
Philip Martin Johnson rode two winners as an apprentice on the Flat in the mid-1980s before going on to enjoy a measure of success over jumps, riding eight winners.
He began as an apprentice with Henry Candy, for whom he rode his first winner aboard Going Going in the Dusty Miller Handicap at Windsor on May 12, 1986. His only other victory on the Flat was on Tom Rum in the Saltford Apprentice Handicap at Bath on July 15, 1987.
He began as an apprentice with Henry Candy, for whom he rode his first winner aboard Going Going in the Dusty Miller Handicap at Windsor on May 12, 1986. His only other victory on the Flat was on Tom Rum in the Saltford Apprentice Handicap at Bath on July 15, 1987.
He then rode as a conditional jockey with Martin Pipe and had his initial ride over jumps on Rainbow Lady at Worcester on September 25, 1987, finishing third in the Sparplas Windows Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle.
He then rode as a conditional jockey with Martin Pipe and had his initial ride over jumps on Rainbow Lady at Worcester on September 25, 1987, finishing third in the Sparplas Windows Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle.
The first day of 1988 saw him open his jumping account when Come On Gracie survived a last flight blunder to hold off the challenge of Richard Guest’s mount None Too Dear and land the Haldon Sunday Market Handicap Hurdle at Devon & Exeter by a neck.
The first day of 1988 saw him open his jumping account when Come On Gracie survived a last flight blunder to hold off the challenge of Richard Guest’s mount None Too Dear and land the Haldon Sunday Market Handicap Hurdle at Devon & Exeter by a neck.
He rode for Richard Frost during the 1988/89 season and enjoyed his best campaign with five wins.
He rode for Richard Frost during the 1988/89 season and enjoyed his best campaign with five wins.
His final victory was on the seven-year-old Dolly Wardance, recording a comfortable seven-length success in the Midland Handicap Hurdle at Leicester on the last day of 1990, gaining swift compensation for having finished an unlucky third at Wolverhampton five days earlier.
His final victory was on the seven-year-old Dolly Wardance, recording a comfortable seven-length success in the Midland Handicap Hurdle at Leicester on the last day of 1990, gaining swift compensation for having finished an unlucky third at Wolverhampton five days earlier.
Philip Johnson’s winners were, in chronological order:
Philip Johnson’s winners were, in chronological order:
1. Going Going, Windsor, May 12, 1986
1. Going Going, Windsor, May 12, 1986
2. Tom Rum, Bath, July 15, 1987
2. Tom Rum, Bath, July 15, 1987
3. Come On Gracie, Devon & Exeter, January 1, 1988
3. Come On Gracie, Devon & Exeter, January 1, 1988
4. Tight Turn, Devon & Exeter, August 3, 1988
4. Tight Turn, Devon & Exeter, August 3, 1988
5. Torre Trader, Worcester, September 1, 1988
5. Torre Trader, Worcester, September 1, 1988
6. Earl Hansel, Devon & Exeter, September 21, 1988
6. Earl Hansel, Devon & Exeter, September 21, 1988
7. Earl Hansel, Newton Abbot, October 11, 1988
7. Earl Hansel, Newton Abbot, October 11, 1988
8. Trojan Song, Devon & Exeter, May 29, 1989
8. Trojan Song, Devon & Exeter, May 29, 1989
9. Trojan Song, Devon & Exeter, November 7, 1989
9. Trojan Song, Devon & Exeter, November 7, 1989
10. Dolly Wardance, Leicester, December 31, 1990
10. Dolly Wardance, Leicester, December 31, 1990
Philip Johnson's first winner: Come On Gracie, Devon & Exeter, January 1, 1988
Philip Johnson's final winner: Dolly Wardance, Leicester, December 31, 1990
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