David Johnson, a former £9 a week bank clerk who became a multi-millionaire in the finance industry,[1] was a hugely successful British thoroughbred racehorse owner[2] whose Comply or Die ridden by Timmy Murphy and trained by David Pipe was the winner of the 2008 John Smith's Grand National at Aintree Racecourse, run on Saturday 5 April 2008.[3] The following week he announced a major restructuring of his deployment of horses.[4] David Johnson died of cancer at the age of 67 on 6 July 2013 and was an inspiration to many.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Pipe Dream: Murphy win lays ghosts of troubled past"- article by Simon Hart in Sports Section of Sunday Telegraph issue no 2,443 (dated 6 April 2008)
  2. ↑ "BBC SPORT - Other Sports - Horse Racing - Cheltenham Festival - The three wise men". bbc.co.uk. 7 March 2002.
  3. ↑ "BBC SPORT - Other sport... - Horse Racing - Grand National as it happened". bbc.co.uk. 5 April 2008.
  4. ↑ Article by Hotspur on pS16 of The Daily Telegraph issue 47,450 (dated 9 April 2008)
  5. ↑ Chris Cook (6 July 2013). "David Johnson, leading jumps owner, dies after battle with cancer". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
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