3,000 National Hunt winners for Richard Johnson

Omnisports 03:32 - 12 January 2016

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A comfortable victory on Garde La Victoire took Richard Johnson's tally of National Hunt winners to the 3,000 mark.

Richard Johnson became only the second jockey to reach the landmark of 3,000 National Hunt winners at Ludlow on Tuesday.

Johnson rode 1-6 favourite Garde La Victoire to victory by five lengths in the Winter Season Ticket Novices Chase to achieve the feat.

The 38-year-old is well on his way to being crowed champion jockey for the first time, with victory aboard the Philip Hobbs-trained seven-year-old taking his taking for the season to 176.

AP McCoy, champion jockey 20 years in a row before retiring in 2015, is the only other jockey to rack up 3,000 National Hunt winners or more and went on to take his incredible tally to over 4,300.