The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)
Menzies claims feature race at Perth
Favourite catches and passes pacesetter to win by five lengths
Buck Dancing, trained by Rebecca Menzies, was an impressive winner of last night’s feature event at Perth, the £16,000 Heineken UK Handicap Chase over three miles.
Sent off the 5-2 favourite, he led on the run-in before trouncing trailblazing Powerful Symbol by five lengths.
Winning jockey Aidan Coleman said: “I always thought I was able to pick off the leader and in the end he’s gone about his job really well.
“He has decent point to point and hurdle form and he should continue to do well.”
Next up is Perth’s afternoon raceday today with another competitive sevenrace card. Racegoers will also have the chance to see and have a photo taken with golf’s Solheim Cup, which will be contested in nearby Gleneagles in September.
The Scone track welcomes course winners aplenty in the £16,000 Heidsieck Monopole Party Goes On Handicap Chase over two miles four furlongs.
Of the six-strong field, only lightlyraced chaser Sebastian Beach, trained by Ben Pauling, has failed to strike at the Scone venue for his Gloucestershire connections.
Creadan Grae represents Gordon Elliott, winning trainer of this contest with Mountain King in 2017.
The top-weight has gained both his chase wins at Perth including over course and distance earlier this month.
The runner-up on that occasion, Boy’s On Tour, has since franked the form by also winning at his local venue and Lucinda Russell’s charge is another contender with a live chance.
Amalfi Doug knows where the Perth winning post is as Keith Dalgleish’s Lanarkshire raider has won twice over hurdles at the track this summer.
In the other £16,000 feature, the Heineken UK Handicap Hurdle over two miles, Jimmy Moffatt-trained Golden Town is on a hat-trick following wins over course and distance and Sedgefield.
Stern opposition includes Chef De Troupe who ran in Listed company on his latest start for shrewd handler Dr Richard Newland.
The course is also gearing up for a sell-out Carnival Raceday – the final Saturday fixture of the season – on August 17.