Stats certainly don't lie, one wonders why he's had the snub for the hall of fame, but the facts are there for all to see, but regardless we've always known how good he was, it probably makes the hall of fame decision makers look a bit strange.
Jay Rooney
SUGAR SUGAR - R4 (1)
Should relish a drop in class and prove very hard to beat back at the Valley
Owen Goulding
RAGGA BOMB - R3 (6)
Only found one too good last start and has a perfect barrier to work from here
Trackwork Spy
KING MILES - R8 (2)
Won two of his past three in good style and should be hard to beat again
Phillip Woo
ROMAN CROWN - R7 (9)
Was second two runs ago from an identical draw and can go one better
Shannon (Vincent Wong)
SURAR SUGAR - R4 (1)
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55 hurdle victories from 260 rides including three Grand National Hurdles, a Great Northern Hurdle and a Wellington Hurdle which won't ever be repeated by a predominantly flat riding jockey.
No incumbent Hall of Famer would've been brave enough to have 260 hurdle mounts let alone win 55 of them.
Johnson should've been the first HOF inductee not the last and Des Coppins should've been buried with the Friday Flash !