Nick Townsend speaks to Jonathan Burke who was bred to be a top jockey and is quickly making his mark

Full daylight is already on the dimmer switch on an already dank Monday when Jonathan Burke mounts a maiden six-year-old Haston Clermont, his one ride of the day in the last at Lingfield. It is a class 5 three mile handicap chase, with winning prize money of less than £3,500.
It is, by any estimation, a stark contrast to two days previously at Sandown when he had participated in the rearranged Grade 1 Fighting Fifth Hurdle, finishing second on Love Envoi, trained by Harry Fry, for whom he i...