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REVIEW OF THE 2004 AUGUST MEETING
By BILL HARVEY

CATCH THE PERK
CATCH THE PERK
MICKEY CROKE
MICKEY CROKE
POLLY WHITEFOOT
POLLY WHITEFOOT
TOAD HALL
TOAD HALL


Lucinda Russell and stable jockey Peter Buchanan sealed 11-1 doubles with Catch The Perk (2-1 fav) and Nolife (3-1) at Scone Palace Park's Office Party Night on Tuesday evening August 24.

Catch The Perk, in the colours of Edinburgh owner Alf Bissett, lifted the Bradburne and Co Handicap Chase and Nolife gained his first success for the Milnathort yard in the novices' handicap hurdle.

"That's Catch The Perk's fourth success of the summer jumping season and Nolife stayed on strongly to win for the Dig In Racing syndicate", said a delighted Miss Russell.

Tony Dobbin rode two winners at the fixture, Manoubi (1-5 fav) and Rising Generation (11-8 fav) - Dobbin's eleventh success at Perth in 2004.

Toad Hall stayed on gamely to secure a 16-1 victory for Lucy Normile in the Carlsberg Novices' Chase and Jim Goldie's Gargoyle Girl (7-2) gained her third career victory at Scone Palace Park.


County Wexford raider Panchovillas Gleam (2-1 fav) and Philip Carberry, romped to a 20 length success in the Inveralmond Renault Handicap Chase on August 25 - Dermot Day's first victory in Scotland.


Lauder trainer David Macleod saddled his first jumping winner, Billy Two Rivers (11-8 fav) and Mickey Croke (4-5 fav) gave Gleneagles owner Bill Hazeldean his first winner at Perth.


Northern Flash (9-1) gallantly won for the first time at the 61st attempt for wheelchair-bound Cumbrian permit-trainer Jon Haynes in the novices' handicap chase, winning by a head.

Perth Racecourse, Scone Palace Park, Perth PH2 6BB