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Richard Johnson back on track with Welsh Grand National on horizon

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• Champion jockey returns at Ludlow after concussion absence
• Rich Ricci reveals Douvan may return to race this season

Richard Johnson returns to action on Wednesday after an enforced week on the sidelines, counting his blessings he has not missed the Welsh Grand National. Wales’s biggest race of the year should have been staged last Wednesday, when concussion would have prevented the champion jump jockey from being aboard the fancied Rock The Kasbah but bad weather delayed it until this Saturday.

“In a weird way, I’ve perhaps been slightly fortunate with the weather, that I haven’t missed more than I have,” Johnson said on Tuesday as he prepared to ease himself back into action with a couple of rides at Ludlow. The first of those, Look My Way, gives him an excellent chance of a winner on his comeback and was on offer at odds of 1-3 on Tuesday night.

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from The Guardian http://ift.tt/2lFg7om

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