Collett All Business Heading to Cambridge

Richard Collett has kept a close eye on racing at Cambridge’s newly opened synthetic track and he will test the surface out himself with a couple of runners at their opening meeting of the season on Wednesday. The Pukekohe trainer will line-up All Business (Power) in the AP Gollan Property Valuers (970m) and he is looking forward to the 3YOs debut performance after a couple of pleasing trials, including a runner-up effort over 800m at Cambridge last month. “He had a jumpout really early on down there in June,” Collett said. “We trialled him at Avondale on the grass, which he won. We have waited for this.” Collett will also contest the Canter For Cancer 1300 with Kate Velour (Showcasing), who will be second-up after finishing sixth on debut at Ruakaka last month. “She is a good-actioned filly,” claimed Collett. “She is a half to [Gr1 winner] Consensus. Her work has been good, she can run time, so I don’t think the surface will be much of a worry to her tomorrow. I think she will go a nice race, but she may want more ground after this.” While he has yet to have a runner on raceday at Cambridge, Collett has been impressed with what he has seen at the track’s handful of race meetings last season.

Kate Velour is a half to Consensus (pic: Race Images Grant Matthew)