Gordon Brown – Race Reporter
Gordon has a wealth of experience of racing through his background in the written and broadcast media. His current principle role is reporting and supporting the scene in Scotland on Racing TV and relaying the latest news with Scottish angles.
Heaven Smart is after more Perth success as Britain’s most northerly venue stages its final action of the year.
Trained by Lauren Morgan, the gelding shoulders top-weight in the Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Handicap Chase, which is a Go North Red Rum series qualifier over nearly three-miles.
Beaten just three-quarters of a length into second place at Southwell recently, he was a convincing winner on his previous start at Perth over two and a half miles.
“Having wind surgery has definitely helped him and he should go well again,” Morgan said. “We always love coming up to Perth – the prize money is tremendous and our luck has been decent there as well.”
Clashing again with Heavens Smart is Nick Alexander-trained Everyday Champagne, who was over nine-lengths back in third 27-days ago.
The three runners in the Join Racing TV Now Kilmany Beginners’ Chase being some classy hurdle form to the table all they all tackle fences for the first time.
Grade 2 winner Tripoli Flyer was third in a Grade 1 at the Punchestown Festival, Kingston Pride, who cost E200,000, impressive at Kempton in the spring, while Jet To Vegas saw off a Willie Mullins favourite to land the Grade 2 Premier Hurdle at Kelso.
An eight-race card opens with Lucinda Russell and Michael Scudamore triple-handed in the Perth & Kinross Foodbank Mares’ Maiden Hurdle.
A partnership based just 20 minutes down the M90, they are set to saddle Chanonry Point, Hunters Spring and Tigress Lilly.