chased leader, joined leader 3 out, ridden to lead approaching 2 out, headed last, no extra flat
prominent, ridden 7th, kept on one pace to go 3rd 2 out
prominent, ridden 7th, weakened 3 out
always towards rear, no impression
always towards rear, never a danger
mid-division, ridden 7th, soon no impression
prominent, led approaching 5th, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, rallied and led last, driven out flat
led to 5th, 3rd when mistake 7th, weakened 3 out
mid-division, ridden after 6th, behind from 7th
mid-division, ridden 7th, weakened after, pulled up lame and dismounted before last
always in rear, never on terms
Armenian Boy should safely hold the other penalised runner Dan Buoy to follow up, with Madam Cliche and newcomer Minaad best of the rest. The selection was no slouch on the Flat in France, scoring four times in all, and made a winning start for David Pipe when driven out to prevail at Stratford last month. The one caveat is that the ground is much faster here, but he looks capable of further improvement, and if getting into a rhythm, should prove hard to peg back. He makes more appeal than Dan Buoy, who to be truthful was very disappointing when fifth at Market Rasen on his latest outing. He obviously has ability and cannot be totally written off on one poor run, but he is still worth taking on. Madam Cliche has not been seen since throwing away any chance that she had at Market Rasen in April with a bad blunder at the last. Minaad was a useful middle-distance sort on the level in Germany, but might find conditions a bit too fast here, and preference is much for Armenian Boy.
Armenian Boy (FR) 5-2 (10-12) Chased leader until after 7th, went 2nd when not much room briefly on inside after 3 out, led 2 out, driven out, won at Stratford 2m 6f mdn hdl (4) gf in Sept beating Arafan (10-7) by 1 1/2l, 11 ran.
Dan Buoy (FR) 9-2 (11-4) Mid-division weakened from 5th, 5th of 12, well behind Elusive Dream (10-12) at Market Rasen 2m 1f nov hdl (4) gd in Sept.
Folie A Deux (IRE) 14-1 (10-9) Tracked leaders, weakened 6th, 6th of 10, 39l behind Commemoration Day (10-3) at Ludlow 2m 5f nov hcp hdl 0-115 (3) gf in Apr.
Hathaal (IRE) 12-1 (10-11) Soon well behind, tailed off, 6th of 12, well behind Phone In (10-7) at Stratford 2m 6f mdn hdl (4) gf in Sept.
Irish Toast (IRE) Presenting gelding out of a lightly-raced mare.
Lynnie's Vic (IRE) 50-1 (11-1) Mid-division, headway 3 out, effort next, one pace after, 7th of 17, 16l behind Nougat de L'Isle (11-1) at Wincanton 2m 6f nov hdl (4) gd in Mar.
Minaad (GER) (8-11) won at Hamburg 1m 6f hcp hvy in Jun beating To All (8-3) by 9l, 6 ran (Flat).
Particle (IRE) 33-1 (10-7) Chased leader, ridden 3 out, one pace, 3rd of 7, 19l behind Levitski (11-11) at Fontwell 2m 4f nov hdl (4) gf in Sept.
War Feather 12-1 (9-8) Held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, one pace, 5th of 16, 7l behind Me Fein (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 4f Stks (41-45) (7) pol in Aug (Flat).
Madam Cliche 25-1 (10-9) Held up, headway 6th, led 3 out, hung right from 2 out, headed last, soon swerved badly right, not recover, 2nd of 14, 6l behind Picacho (10-9) at Worcester 2m 4f mrs mdn hdl (5) gf in Apr.
Orphina (IRE) 33-1 (10-7) Held up, headway after 7th, never troubled leaders, 6th of 16, 25l behind Heart Springs (10-11) at Worcester 2m 4f mrs mdn hdl (5) gf in Jun.
