Fuller lands her first course win aboard Bigmartre in Perth feature

P a g e Fu l l e r r o d e h e r f i r s t course winner on only her second ride when Bigmartre landed the feature Heineken UK River Tay Handicap Chase on day two of the Perth Festival.

D e l i g h t e d t r a i n e r H a r r y Whittington said: “This was a drop in class. He ran at Aintree and Cheltenham but Page gave him a fantastic ride and really got him jumping.

“It’s my second winner here and it’s a tremendous track and we love coming up,” added the Oxfordshire handler.

“They really look after you and the prize money is well worth the trip.”

Leighton Aspell, twice successful in the Grand National at Aintree, was another jockey to ride his first winner at Britain’s most nor therly course wh e n t a k i n g t h e G S G r o u p Handicap Chase on Ruth Jefferson-trained Double W’s.

Today’s final day of the threed a y f e s t i v a l s e e s a b u m p - e r e i g h t- r a c e c a r d c a r r y i n g £112,000 in prize money.

It is the richest meeting ever staged at the Scone track.

Fresh from his recent success in the Scottish Grand National on Takingrisks, jockey-of-themoment S ean Quinlan contests the Highland equivalent on board Teddy Tee.

Te d d y Te e i s t r a i n e d b y Quinl an’s big-rac e winne r’s handler Nicky Richards and is one of 12 declared for the £25,000 Pentland Land Rover Per th Highland National Handicap Chase over 3m 6f.

Quinlan said: “I haven’t ridden Teddy Te e on the race - course before but I’ve schooled him at home and he jumps nicely. He stays very well and is the type of long-distance chaser Nicky does well with so I’m hoping for a good spin.”

The field also contains a trio of horses trained in Berwickshire by Sandy Thomson, dual Borders National hero Harry The Viking along with Blue Kascade and Capard King.

Today’s feature is the £35,000 L i s t e d T. B. A . Fa i r M a i d O f Perth Mares’ Chase in which Atalanta Ablaze, a faller when in contention in a Grade 2 at Cheltenham last month, is the top rated of the six runners on a BHA mark of 147.

Elsewhere, Bangkok, one of the talking horses of the earl y d ay s o f t h i s F l a t s e a s o n , can continue his progression in the bet365 Classic Trial at Sandown. The son of Australia is trained by Andrew Balding, who has started the new campaign in red-hot form.