Richard Johnson reached the 200-winner mark for the season for only the second time in his career at Perth on Friday.
Johnson enjoyed a career-best tally of 235 winners when crowned champion jockey for the first time at the end of the 2015-16 season.
He has not managed to get to the double century in either of the last two campaigns, but did so on the eve of winning his fourth jockeys' title after scoring aboard two Gordon Elliott-trained runners in Scotland.
Johnson rode his 199th winner aboard Count Simon (3/1) in the Scone Palace Handicap Hurdle, and was at his brilliant best aboard his stablemate Load Up Time, who needed all of his rider's strength in the saddle to justify 9/4 favouritism in the St Andrews Students Racing Society Handicap Hurdle.
Speaking earlier in his Betway blog, Johnson paid tribute to his team.
"The season ends at Sandown on Saturday and it’s going to be a great honour to be named champion jockey again.
"It’s the most important thing to me. I always set my heart on becoming champion and riding as many winners as I can.
"This season I’ve managed to get my second highest total since I started riding, which shows how well things have gone.
"But I couldn’t do it all on my own. I have a massive support team around to help me out.
"Owners, trainers, my wife Fiona and the kids, my agent Dave Roberts and my sponsors have all played a huge part in getting me to the position I am in and it will be great to celebrate with them.
"I am always asked whether I challenge myself to beat AP McCoy’s huge record of winners but in truth I am just concentrating on every season as it comes."
