article_snippet: It was my first year as an amateur and Richard Johnson first as a conditional because Richard Johnson’d been riding on the Flat in Ireland for a couple of years.
article_snippet: It was towards the end of the season and Richard Johnson’d already ridden 70-odd winners and I had 10.
article_snippet: Johnson’s tally of nearly 2,800 winners far outstrips the totals of giants of the game such as Richard Dunwoody, John Francome and Peter Scudamore, all of whom won the title at least three times.
article_snippet: ‘My main ambition has always been to be champion jockey and AP
article_snippet: Obviously without AP AP’s definitely going to help but you’ve got a host of young jockeys like Tom Scudamore, Sam Twiston-Davies, Aidan Coleman and older ones like Noel Fehily and Jason Maguire
article_snippet: Johnson has ridden nearly 2,800 winners during Johnson career but never been champion jockey .
article_snippet: Even though I’ve won more races, to be champion jockey would make me feel I belong in that bracket.
highlights_snippet: Richard Johnson has ridden nearly 2,800 winners during Richard Johnson jockey career .
  