IT looks like being a fascinating battle for the National Hunt jockeys’ title this season and both Richard Johnson, whom many would like to see successful at least once, and Sam Twiston-Davies are flying high in June.

Johnson completed a hat-trick at Market Rasen last Friday and teamed up with Tim Vaughan, a real summer specialist, to make it five over two days when Royale Django and Wings Of Smoke obliged at Worcester last Saturday.