Racecards
12:55 Kempton Park
Coral Get Closer To The Action Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 3)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 3m 121y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £11,000 added
- Winner: £5,991
- 2nd: £2,760
- 3rd: £1,379
- 4th: £691
- Form 22-2116
- Age 7
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 114
- Trainer B Lund
- Jockey Rex Dingle
led on inside, headed 3 out, dropped to 3rd soon after, weakened home turn, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out
- Form 362-11
- Age 6
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 128
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey H Cobden
raced bit wide tracking leader, not fluent 2nd, clipped 6th, led next, joined when mistake and headed last, ridden and no impression run-in, no chance to recover
- Form 22-15
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
held up in 4th, went 3rd approaching and hit 7th, went 2nd soon after 3 out, hit next, ridden between last two, led last, kept on well run-in
- Form 657-7UP
- Age 5
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer P Henderson
- Jockey T J O'Brien
close 3rd on inside until pushed along before 7th, outpaced and struggling in rear after 8th, tailed off and pulled up after 4 out
In depth
Verdict
Receiving 4lb from dual winners Makin'yourmindup, who is rated 128, and course winner Glengeever, COLLECTORS ITEM has had the form of his Chepstow victory franked by the runner-up and can probably be forgiven his run in a Grade 2 at Cheltenham subsequently. Kylenoe Dancer makes no appeal despite the addition of cheekpieces.
Formwatch
Glengeever (IRE) 14-1 (11-10) Led until mistake 2 out, weakened last, 6th of 7, 31 3/4l behind Man At Work (10-13) at Aintree 2m 4f (3) gs in Nov.
Makin'yourmindup 9-4 (11-7) Made all, forged on 3 out, shaken up before 2 out, ridden and 5 lengths clear approaching last where not fluent, stayed on resolutely, always doing enough, won at Chepstow 3m (4) gs in Dec beating Well Dick (11-0) by 5 1/2l, 9 ran.
Collectors Item (IRE) 9-1 (11-2) Off the pace in last pair, mistake 5th and pushed along, hit next, never on terms, 5th of 7, 33l behind Hermes Allen (11-2) at Cheltenham 2m 5f (1) gd in Nov.
Kylenoe Dancer 250-1 (11-0) Visibility reduced by fog, mid-division, detached from leading group halfway, pulled up, at Wincanton 2m 5f (4) gs in Dec.