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Douglas Whyte to ride in Perth Group 1 as replacement to suspended Paul Harvey

MULTIPLE Hong Kong champion Douglas Whyte will replace the suspended Paul Harvey on Scales Of Justice in the Railway Stakes at Ascot in Perth.

Jetsetting jockeys Brett Prebble, riding Wandjina, holds off fellow international superstar Douglas Whyte on Alpine Eagle. Picture: Colleen Petch
Jetsetting jockeys Brett Prebble, riding Wandjina, holds off fellow international superstar Douglas Whyte on Alpine Eagle. Picture: Colleen Petch

MULTIPLE Hong Kong champion Douglas Whyte will replace the suspended Paul Harvey on Scales Of Justice in the Railway Stakes at Ascot in Perth.

Harvey was ruled out of the three upcoming Saturdays of Group 1 racing when he was suspended for 26 days his ride on I am Boudica who finished third in Saturday’s Group 3 Champion Fillies Stakes.

Harvey won the Group 3 R J Peters Stakes (1500m) on the Lindsey Smith-trained Scales Of Justice on the same program.

Whyte made his first visit to the Perth carnival in 2013 and the following year claimed the Group 1 Kingston Town Classic on the Chris Waller-trained Moriarty.

After Saturday’s Railway Stakes (1600m), the Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) takes centre stage a week later with the Kingston Town (1800m) the feature on December 3.

Originally published as Douglas Whyte to ride in Perth Group 1 as replacement to suspended Paul Harvey

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