Perth Races Preparations
Photo, right, Donald Gow Head Grounds man, with team members , Derek Halley & centre, Jack McFeat and Pet Lhasa Apso Missy trying the course.
Britain’s most northerly racecourse is being prepped for its new season.
The three-day Perth Festival, now in its 30th year, kicks off today with £304,000 of prize money up for grabs.
Staff members Katy Webster Audrey Bell polish the bell at the winner’s enclosure.
The extravaganza is expected to attract thousands of spectators, as well as some of the country’s best known jockeys, trainers and owners.
Donald Gow with, Derek Halley prepare the course.
The first race will be the EBF Stallions Gold Castle National Hunt Novices Hurdle, over three miles.
Right, head groundsman Donald Gow, with team members Derek Halley and Jack McFeat, as Lhasa Apso Missy tries out the course.
