1985 Grand National had befallen the horse they had backed. Twenty-five years after jockey Hywel Davies' win, his hometown of Cardigan in Mid Wales held a commemorative dinner to celebrate the anniversary of his Grand National victory. Champion jockey Peter Scudamore, who finished the race third on Corbiere, and Neale Doughty, who won the race in 1984, were among the guests at the dinner in February 2010. Davies said of the horse "In the last race before the National, at Warwick, we went about halfway round and he just pulled up and as a result his owner nearly didn't run him at the
Richard Johnson (jockey) 2016/17 season Johnson rode a century of winners for the 21st consecutive time. He has ridden in the Grand National 20 times which is a joint record. He also has the record for most rides without a winner. For five years Johnson lived with the Queen's granddaughter Zara Phillips, a relationship that created a great deal of media interest. The couple split in 2003. Richard Johnson (jockey) Richard Johnson (born 21 July 1977 in Hereford) is an English National Hunt jockey. Johnson comes from a racing family with his father being an amateur jockey and his mother, Sue Johnson, a