By Andrew Atkinson

fromthehorsesmouth.tips racing correspondent

CHAMPION jockey Richard Johnson is eyeing a successful afternoon at Newton Abbot on Saturday – booked to ride decent mounts at the Devonshire track.

The Actuate Marketing Handicap Chase over 3 miles and 1 furlong (3.35) sees Johnson up on the Philip Hobbs trained Scoop The Pot (ew).

Johnson is also booked to ride Too Much To Ask (4.45) trained by Jennie Candlish in the newtonabbotracing.com Handicap hurdle over 2m 2f.

And Johnson goes to post on Tim Vaughan trained Matt’s Legacy (5.55) tipped each way.

Newton Abbot. Going: Good to firm – good in places. Selections: 2.25 Pingshou. 3.00 No Hidden Charges. 3.35 Scoop The Pot (ew), Sumkindofking (ew). 4.10 Mighty Leader (ew). 4.45 Too Much To Ask; Sizing Tara (ew). 5.20 No No Cardinal. 5.55 Matt’s Legacy (ew).