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David Johnson (21 September 1943 – 6 July 2013) was a British businessman, known for owning National Hunt racehorses.
Jul 6, 2013 · David Johnson, owner of 2008 Grand National winner Comply Or Die,, external has died of cancer aged 67. Comply Or Die's Aintree victory was the peak of a lengthy and successful career in...
Jul 8, 2013 · Top National Hunt owner David Johnson died on Saturday (6 July) aged 67. He had been suffering from cancer. Mr Johnson was champion owner six times between 1998 and 2008 and had many horses...
Jul 6, 2013 · Top jumps owner David Johnson, owner of 2008 Grand national winner Comply Or Die, has died at the age of 67. Johnson, a former £9 a week bank clerk, rose to become a multi-millionaire in the...
- Simon Milham
Jul 6, 2013 · Jump racing loses one of its greatest supporters with the passing of six-time champion owner. David Johnson, the owner of 2008 Grand National winner Comply Or Die and a major supporter of National Hunt racing, died on Saturday at the age of 67.
Jul 6, 2013 · Johnson, 67, had a host of big winners over jumps in his famous blue and green silks, but none bigger than the Pipe-trained Comply Or Die, who landed Aintree glory in 2008.
Around the same time of Our Vic, Johnson owned the horse that was probably the best horse of his generation not to win a Queen Mother Champion Chase; Well Chief. He was extremely unlucky to come up against two exceptional champions in Azertyuiop and Moscow Flyer before injury intervened and falling when clear favourite in 2007.
