tracked leaders, headway 5th, led 3 out, not fluent last, soon ridden and headed, kept on under pressure towards finish
pulled hard, led approaching 2nd, headed 5th, weakened quickly and pulled up after 3 out
held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, soon ridden and effort, one pace from 2 out
mid-division, weakened quickly and pulled up after 5th
towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, ridden and weakened before next
held up in touch, headway 3rd, led 5th, headed 3 out, challenged last, soon led, all out
towards rear, pushed along approaching 3 out, headway under pressure approaching next, kept on one pace
always behind
mid-division, pushed along 3 out, ridden and no impression from next
mid-division, weakened after 5th
led, headed approaching 2nd, remained prominent, mistake 3rd, ridden when hit 3 out, soon weakened
Archirondel may be worth chancing against the penalised pair Dominican Monk and Sachsenwalzer in the final race on the card. Micky Hammond's charge had been kept busy on the Flat this summer, and managed to pick up wins at Redcar and Musselburgh. Hopes were high that he could return to this sphere with another victory when turned out over the course and distance at the end of August, but he managed to find one too good in the favourite that day, Flame Phoenix. He did not help his cause by taking too keen a hold and hanging to the left, but nevertheless shaped well enough to be considered a future winner over timber. In receipt of weight from the top two, he should go close, with Dominican Monk the biggest danger judged on his impressive win at Bangor. He will do well to give nearly a stone to the selection though, while Sachsenwalzer is closely matched with Archirondel on a line through Flame Phoenix who beat Chris Grant's runner at Bangor. The market may reveal if any of the newcomers, Low Cloud included, are fancied, but we feel that at the likely forecast odds, Archirondel is worth chancing against Dominican Monk.
