unseated rider soon after start
raced towards near side, led, ridden and headed entering final furlong, kept on same pace
chased leaders towards near side, lost place before halfway, soon behind
raced in centre, held up, some headway inside final 2f, soon beaten
slowly into stride, outpaced, headway 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
raced near side of group, chased leader, led entering final furlong, ran on well
raced in centre, held up, headway over 1f out, went never nearer 3rd inside final furlong
dwelt, soon chasing leaders in centre, pushed along halfway, no extra inside final furlong
always towards rear
raced in centre, chased leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened entering final furlong
Archimedes bids for a hat-trick of course and distance wins. He’s penalised once again for last week’s success but beat Encoded, Novabridge, Cherry Oak, Poppy In The Wind and Fuel Injection before that. The latter has since placed at Wolverhampton but SPIRIT POWER makes more appeal. The latter won at Kempton a week ago with a bit to spare having slipped further down the weights since joining Eric Alston and can defy a penalty judged on earlier form in Ireland. Gorgeous General finally opened his account when scoring at Southwell but this is tougher and Hula Girl is preferred.
Archimedes (IRE) 5-1 (9-6) Prominent and travelled strongly, led over 1f out, headed narrowly inside final furlong, led again close home, won at Newcastle 5f hcp (6) pol in Jan beating Cuppacoco (9-6) by nk, 11 ran.
Spirit Power 5-2fav (9-7) Pressed leader, led over 1f out, ridden and ran on, won at Kempton 5f hcp (6) pol in Jan beating Dandilion (9-7) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.
Cherry Oak (IRE) 6-1 (9-7) Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, headway entering final furlong, never on terms, 6th of 12, 3l behind Archimedes (9-5) at Newcastle 5f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Hula Girl 15-2 (9-12) Raced wide tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden and stayed on towards finish, 3rd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Sandfrankskipsgo (10-0) at Lingfield 5f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Poppy In The Wind 5-1fav (9-4) Slowly into stride, outpaced in rear, switched left and some headway inside final furlong, never on terms, 8th of 12, 4 1/4l behind Archimedes (9-5) at Newcastle 5f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Gorgeous General 10-3 (9-5) Tracked leader, pushed along over 1f out, stayed on to lead final strides, won at Southwell 5f hcp (6) pol in Jan beating Divine Call (9-12) by nk, 6 ran.
Encoded (IRE) 7-1 (8-12) Held up in mid-division, headway over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 2l behind Archimedes (9-5) at Newcastle 5f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Novabridge 8-1 (8-8) Led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 4th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Archimedes (9-5) at Newcastle 5f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Fuel Injection 9-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, headway and bumped briefly over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd final strides, no chance with winner, 2nd of 9, 1 3/4l behind Foxy Boy (9-4) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (7) pol in Jan.
Sir Walter (IRE) 8-1 (8-8) Reared start and went left start, soon pushed along in rear, last of 8, 10 3/4l behind Spirit Power (9-7) at Kempton 5f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Trulove 80-1 (8-7) Mid-division, effort over 2f out, one pace entering final furlong, 8th of 13, 4l behind Dandy Highwayman (9-9) at Newcastle 6f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
