held up in touch, not fluent 3rd or 4 out, closed 3 out, led 2 out, headed last, held towards finish
tracked leaders, challenged 2nd, led 4th, ridden after 3 out, headed 2 out, led again last, driven out
led, not fluent 2nd, headed 4th, lost place when not fluent 4 out, soon behind
prominent, ridden and every chance 3 out, one pace and beaten before last
led into start, held up, took keen hold, well in touch when hampered 5th, outpaced after 4 out, soon well held
tracked leaders, ridden when not fluent 3 out, weakening when mistake next
Squeeze Me is noted if coming on here from Towcester where he was due to perform on Monday evening but others hold more persuasive claims. ALWAYS ARCHIE cantered home in a three-horse affair at Fakenham which proved little other than his wellbeing and he's better judged on a creditable run previously when hunting up the useful Call The Cops at Ludlow last month. He looks to be on the upgrade and is preferred to the promising Virtuel D'Oudon - but only narrowly. The latter is two out of three since joining David Pipe and was only just inched out on a hat-trick bid at Exeter latest. He is clearly going the right way and seems sure to be competitive once again in a race dominated by the two protagonists.
Always Archie 9-4 (10-13) Made all, jumped slightly right at times, drew clear from 2 out, easily, won at Fakenham 2m 7f nh nov hdl (3) gd beating Auld Sthock (11-9) by 44l, 3 ran.
Virtuel D'oudon (FR) 5-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders, went 2nd at 8th, upsides 3 out, every chance when mistake next, ridden and kept on flat, just held, 2nd of 8, hd behind Saddlers Encore (11-7) at Exeter 2m 7f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Apr.
Fortification (USA) 8-1 (11-10) Chased winner until 6th, chased leaders until hit 7th, weakened soon after, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Jaunty Journey (11-12) at Newton Abbot 3m 3f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) sft in Apr, 8 ran.
Golden Milan (IRE) 16-1 (10-7) Prominent, pushed along before 7th, ridden in 6th and starting to struggle when blundered badly 3 out, soon weakened, 6th of 12, well behind Shubaat (10-12) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f 4yo mdn stks (5) gs in Mar.
Stonemadforspeed (IRE) 33-1 (10-9) Took keen hold, led 1f, tracked leader, lost place over 6f out, soon behind, 6th of 8, 27l behind Miss Mobot (10-2) at Ffos Las 2m NH flat (6) gd.
Squeeze Me 4-1 (10-5) Pressed leader to 10th, weakened 3 out, plugged on in remote 4th before next, 4th of 8, well behind Walk On Al (10-12) at Southwell 3m nh nov hdl (4) gs in Dec.
