Not That Fuisse victorious

Not That Fuisse was a comfortable winner of the Timothy Hardie Jewellers Novices’ Chase at Perth’s 2020 Finale yesterday – the final meeting of the year at the Scone venue.

The 2m 5f event has been the launchpad of plenty of young jumpers over the years, and Dan Skelton’s Warwickshire raider looks likely to uphold that reputation.

Ridden by the trainer’s brother Harry, the 7-2 chance showed a nice turn of foot to beat Carroll’s Milan by a length and a half. Four-time champion jockey Richard Johnson was on the mark with Blazer’s Mill in the first division of the Horizon Parking Park Cars At Perth Novices’ Hurdle.

Jim Goldie was all smiles after Jorgie sprung a 40-1 upset under Callum Bewley with a cosy victory the Edinburgh Gin Juvenile Maiden Hurdle.

Racing returns to Perth next April. Meanwhile is back at the scene of his greatest triumph and can restate his class in the Shadwell Joel Stakes at Newmarket today.

Andrew Balding’s 2000 Guineas winner has had to fight some unfavourable battles since achieving his finest hour over this course and distance at the start of June.

Many may have lost faith as Kameko has come up short on three subsequent

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occasions. Trainer Balding and jockey Oisin Murphy have each been clear several times, however, that they are confident he is in the very highest class.

Elsewhere on an excellent card, his new stablemate Bounce The Blues catches the eye in the Tasleet British EBF Rosemary Stakes.

Balding and Murphy can get themselves in the winning habit with the ex-Irish filly, sold and transferred to Kingsclere after her surprise Listed victory at Naas