Racecards
15:50 Newmarket
Randox Health Fred Archer Stakes (Listed) (Class 1)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f
- Going: Good to Firm (Good in Places)
- Surface: Turf
- £40,000 added
- Winner: £22,684
- 2nd: £8,600
- 3rd: £4,304
- 4th: £2,144
- Form 4542-33
- Age 7
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer R Varian
- Jockey David Egan
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, no impression
- Form 21338-3
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer C Appleby
- Jockey James Doyle
tracked winner, ridden 2f out, no impression
- Form 11/6614-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
made most, pushed along 2f out, ran on
- Form 41-3321
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer D M Simcock
- Jockey Harry Bentley
close up in 4th, ridden over 2f out, no impression
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Tim Easterby looked to have a potential classic winner on his hands when WELLS FARHH GO won the Group 3 Acomb Stakes at York in 2017. However, he's only run four times subsequently but did manage to win the Group 3 Bahrain Trophy over 1m5f here last summer before a good run in the Voltigeur at York. He should be ready for this despite a long absence and can see off Barsanti, who hasn't improved since scoring at this level at Ascot last May. Walton Street has done much of his racing in Meydan handicaps but was placed in a Newbury Group 3 last August so is by no means out of this. Birch Grove is by Galileo out of a Group 2 winner so would have been expected to do better than a 76-rated handicapper though she has managed to win a couple of minor races.
Formwatch
Barsanti (IRE) 9-2 (9-1) Tracked leading pair until halfway, good headway on outside over 3f out, 3rd again over 2f out, ridden to challenge 2f out, soon not pace of winner, plugged on pressing for 2nd, 3rd of 4, 1 3/4l behind Mirage Dancer (9-1) at Goodwood 1m 4f lst stks (1) gf in May.
Walton Street 2-1fav (9-5) 3rd of 14, 1 1/2l behind Mountain Hunter (9-1) at Meydan 1m 4f hcp gd in Feb.
Wells Farhh Go (IRE) 9-2 (9-0) Keen early, tracked front pair, driven to challenge over 3f out, ridden and unable to quicken inside final 2f, well held in 4th final furlong, 4th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Old Persian (9-3) at York 1m 4f Grp 2 stks (1) gf in Aug.
Birch Grove (IRE) 9-4 (9-12) Led after 1f, ridden well over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, ran on, won at Windsor 1m 3f hcp fll (4) gf in May beating Mannaal (9-7) by 3/4l, 4 ran.