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Perth Racecourse gives big licks for SWI celebrations during Mackie’s Summer Series

This year's Perth Gold Cup day.


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This year's Perth Gold Cup day. photographer Fraser Band 07984 163 256 www.fraserband.co.uk

The Scottish Women’s Institutes are to take centre stage at Perth Racecourse this week as the organisation celebrates its 100th anniversary.

The racecourse will be hosting one of many commemorative afternoon teas planned up and down the country.

The organisation was formed in 1917 as the Scottish Rural Women’s Institutes, part of the movement of rural women’s institutes started in Canada in 1897.

The first meeting in Scotland look place at Longniddry in East Lothian.

Perth Racecourse chief executive Hazel Peplinski said: “We are absolutely delighted to play a part in the Scottish Women’s Institutes’ centenary celebrations, both by inviting them as guests on Thursday and hosting one of their magnificent afternoon tea events.

“I know many of the local Institute enjoy horse-racing and the SWI ethos of connecting, sharing, teaching and meeting is one that Perth Racecourse can identify with”.

Wednesday and Thursday will see the Mackie’s of Scotland Summer Series take place, with 14 races over the two days.

Richard Johnson and the 2017 Cheltenham Festival champion trainer, Gordon Elliott, will headline the midweek action and be hoping for a repeat with last year’s winner, Russian Regent, leading the 11 entries for the £15,000 Lodge At Perth Racecourse Handicap Chase (for the Kilmany Cup) over three miles.

Ridden by champion jockey Johnson, the Elliott-trained Irish mount scrambled home last year by a neck from Dianne Sayer’s Baileys Concerto, who is also pencilled-in and will try to go one better.

Also of note among the entries are three-time course scorer and 2015 Perth Gold Cup hero Kilbree Kid, trained by Tom George, and Cup Final, owned by JP McManus and trained by Ben Haslam.

Perth Racecourse is once again participating in the national Racing Stable Staff Week campaign, celebrating the unsung heroes of racing by recognising the stable staff and those behind the scenes who play a vital role in British Horseracing.

“It is timely that our double fixture falls during Racing Stable Staff Week: a cause that we are delighted to support again this year,” said Hazel.

“The stable staff work tirelessly and truly are the backbone of our fantastic sport. Without them there would be no racing, and we are grateful for all of their hard work over the season.”