Richard Johnson Confident He Can Win Again With Cheltenham Gold Cup Winner Native River

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Richard Johnson Confident He Can Win Again With
Cheltenham Gold Cup Winner Native River
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After their win at The Festival last season,
Champion jockey Richard Johnson and Native River
will try to defend their titles at this years
Cheltenham Gold Cup. The rider believes that
Native River is his best chance of a winner at
The Festival.
Richard Johnson Confident He Can Win Again With
Cheltenham Gold Cup Winner Native River
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But as Collin Tizzard, Native Rivers trainer,
chose to bypass the rescheduled version after the
equine influenza crisis, the pair will arrive at
The Festival with no run in the Denman Chase.
Still, Johnson is positive that Native River will
be on the winning position again, further
assuring that the horse is his best ride for the
entire Cheltenham Festival.
Richard Johnson Confident He Can Win Again With
Cheltenham Gold Cup Winner Native River
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At a recent preview night, Johnson, together with
Native River, hopes that theyll be the next
back-to-back winners following Best Mates wins
for three consecutive years. The jockey also
mentioned that the nine-year-old runner likes
going left-handed, and that three miles and two
and a half furlongs bring out the best in Native
River. With that, Johnson thinks theres so much
more that his horse can do, and that they can
beat the majority of the English runners at the
Cheltenham Gold Cup.
Richard Johnson Confident He Can Win Again With
Cheltenham Gold Cup Winner Native River