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Coral Get Closer To The Action Junior 'National Hunt' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £9,000 added
- Winner: £4,901
- 2nd: £2,258
- 3rd: £1,129
- 4th: £565
- Form 6
- Age 3
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer N W Alexander
- Jockey Bruce Lynn
in touch in rear, closed on outside 5th, lost place after 6th, well beaten 3 out, went 3rd flat
- Form 6
- Age 3
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey S Mulqueen
not fluent towards rear, closed from 5th, led 2 out, mistake last, stayed on
- Form 1
- Age 3
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer A J Honeyball
- Jockey Ben Godfrey
led until slowed into 1st, chased leader, challenged 2 out, hung right and held flat
- Age 3
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer James Owen
- Jockey B S Hughes
took keen hold, led and wandered into 1st, wandered into 3rd, headed 2 out, weakening when mistake last
Lady Hobbs
27- Form 7
- Age 3
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer Paul Collins
- Jockey Ross Chapman
mistakes, took keen hold, chased leaders, lost place before 4th, well behind after 6th
- Form 4
- Age 3
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Jamie Hamilton
in rear, jumped right and slow 1st, closed before 4th, lost place after 6h, soon behind, pulled up before last
In depth
Verdict
SAILING GRACE is penalised for winning a minor contest at Newton Abbot in October but Ben Godfrey takes off 3lb and the form of that race has been franked – she’s travelled a long way for this. Bois Guillbert, Beat The Retreat and Noble Intrigue have all had a run in a bumper with the latter preferred of that trio. Smart Deal is a Flat-bred son of Kingman but the booking of Brian Hughes catches the eye.
Formwatch
Beat The Retreat (IRE) 9-1 (11-0) Held up in touch, outpaced over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 6, 20 1/4l behind Dino Bellagio (11-0) at Ayr 2m (5) sft in Nov.
Bois Guillbert (FR) 11-1 (11-0) Rear of mid-division, headway 5f out, hanging left over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out, 6th of 12, 19 1/2l behind Elogio (11-0) at Aintree 2m 1f (4) sft in Nov.
Sailing Grace 9-2 (10-7) Disputed lead, headed 2nd, led briefly 4th, soon headed, pushed along before 2 out, ridden to lead last, kept on well, won at Newton Abbot 2m 1f (4) gd in Oct beating Jupiter Allen (11-0) by 1/2l, 4 ran.
Smart Deal Kingman gelding out of Bargain Buy.
Lady Hobbs 100-1 (10-7) In rear, jumped right and mistake 2nd, well behind final bend before omitted 3 out, 7th of 10, dist behind Solomoon (11-0) at Doncaster 2m 1f (4) gd in Nov.
Noble Intrigue 9-2 (11-0) Chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden to challenge over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 10l behind Peribonka River (11-0) at Wetherby 1m 4f fll (5) sft in Dec.