Charlie Johnston

Group 1 winner Subjectivist (GB) (Teofilo {Ire}), a winner of the G2 Dubai Gold Cup on Mar. 27, is likely to start next in the G1 Gold Cup at Royal Ascot in June. Successful at the highest level in the Prix Royal-Oak last fall, the Dr. Walker colourbearer also saluted in the G3 March S. on Aug. 29 and earlier in the season won the Listed Glasgow S. "He had a fantastic campaign last year--we always thought of him as a genuine St Leger horse, but that was probably his...

Finals Day on Good Friday, is set to compete in the Long Distance Turf H. at Riyadh in February. The listed winner is one of several likely competitors for the yard in Saudi Arabia on Feb. 20. "He'll definitely go to Lingfield on Finals Day and he's in at Saudi next month," said Mark Johnston's son and assistant Charlie. "I'll have to clarify how their system works out there as to whether he'll get a penalty for his win, because at the moment he's not guaranteed a run. Were they...

Raffle Prize (Ire) (Slade Power {Ire}) will not make the quick turnaround for the Royal Meeting after trailing in last in the G1 1000 Guineas on Sunday. "It was very disappointing," said assistant trainer Charlie Johnston of the Guineas performance of last year's G2 Queen Mary S. and G2 Duchess of Cambridge S. winner. "She missed the break and was on the back foot early on and she just never seemed comfortable. Nothing physically obvious has come to light since, so it is very much back to the drawing board...