Smith bargain buys land double

Sue and Harvey Smith certainly have an eye for a bargain and they completed a double at Kelso today with Royal Emperor and Cill Churnain, who between them cost less than 6,000gns.

Royal Emperor, snapped up for 4,200gns a couple of seasons ago, was among the top flight of staying hurdlers last season and he made a very promising start to his career over fences in the Ceilidh Boy Beginners’ Chase.