ALWAYS trying. That is the stable motto of trainer Mark Johnston and his perseverance throughout more than 30 years of training is about to pay off, becoming in the next short while the winning-most trainer in Britain. He stands on the cusp of bettering Richard Hannon Senior’s mark of 4,193.

At Carlisle on July 1st, 1987 he had his first winner when the two-year-old Hinari Video got him off the mark in a five-furlong maiden. He was to become an example of the type of horse Johnston loves – a tough individual who can run and run. Hinari Video made 126 career starts and won 11 times.