Perth double for Elliott Gordon Elliott enjoyed another excellent afternoon at Perth as Raajih's victory in the feature GS Group Gallop Handicap Chase completed a double on the afternoon for the County Meath maestro. Elliott has a tremendous record with the runners he sends to the Scottish track, with his latest brace taking him to the 74-winner mark in the past five seasons. Raajih was a 9-1 shot for his tough assignment and knuckled down well for Jason Maguire to get up and beat admirable front-runner Rhum by a length and a quarter. The formidable Elliott-Maguire combination had earlier struck gold with Formal Bid, who justified 6-4 favouritism in the Crabbie's Alcoholic Ginger Beer Claiming Hurdle. Elliott said: "The ground was plenty soft enough, so I was a bit worried, but we've had a double and it's been a great day. "Raajih only does what he has to do, but he's tough and honest and did it well. "He's declared for the novice chase here on Thursday and could take his chance. "Formal Bid is also down to run on Thursday, but he won't." There was a disappointing start to proceedings for Irish raiders as Colin McBratney's 8-13 favourite Butney Rock had to make do with the runner-up spot behind 8-1 shot Mysteree in the Hugh And Jean Brogan Memorial Novices' Hurdle. Another Irish-trained runner to run below expectations was Shark Hanlon's Baizically, who finished a well beaten sixth behind Kilvergan Boy (11-4 favourite) in the Scottish Charity Air Ambulance Handicap Chase.
