There can be few more bitter pills to swallow for a trainer than losing your Classic hope in the week of the race.<\/p>\n
Add in the fact that you\u2019re a young trainer eager to make a statement, you\u2019ve set your sights on the race all year and you were quietly confident about your chance, and it becomes even worse.<\/p>\n
However, despite the inevitable frustration Charlie Johnston<\/a> feels at the setback that denied Lazy Griff<\/a> a third shot at Classic glory in last Saturday’s St Leger, he has at least seen a lot more of this game than most trainers of his age and is therefore well versed in the trials and tribulations of training racehorses.\u00a0<\/p>\n Read the full story<\/p>\n Read award-winning journalism from the best writers in racing, with exclusive news, interviews, columns, investigations, stable tours and subscriber-only emails.<\/p>\n Subscribe to unlock<\/p>\n Subscribe<\/a><\/p>\n Already a subscriber?Log in<\/a><\/p>\n\n