started slowly, last pair, headway on inside and plugged on final 2f
held up towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never on terms
raced keenly, tracked leader over 2f, handy 3rd on inside, ridden over 2f out, went 2nd final 100 yards, no chance with winner, lost 2nd close home
steadied start, held up behind and keen, hung left and struggling over 2f out, never on terms
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
raced keenly in mid-division on inside, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and weakened 3f out, soon behind, tailed off
pulled hard, soon chasing leaders on outside, close 2nd 10f out, challenged 2f out, led narrowly inside final furlong, stayed on strongly
led after 1f, joined 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened final 100 yards
held up towards rear, pushed along over 8f out, never a factor
led 1f, soon steadied into mid-division, headway on outside chasing leaders 3f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner
Francophilia won a lowly Class 6 contest on the Turf at Lingfield earlier but remains 6lb higher while Houlton’s success at Chelmsford in April came over 1m6f. ARCHIVE landed a hat-trick in April including a course and distance success and could go close again with an apprentice’s 7lb allowance helping his cause today. He gets a speculative vote of Brian Ellison’s three runners though Kerrin McEvoy’s presence on stablemate Snookered takes the eye and the latter is preferred to Top Notch Tonto. The Blues Master has his first outing on the Flat since joining Alan King but has raced since January last year.
Zabeel Star (IRE) 25-1 (9-4) Dwelt, always behind, 13th of 14, 37 1/4l behind Music Seeker (9-0) at York 1m 2f hcp (4) sft in Jun.
Top Notch Tonto (IRE) 33-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, behind, headway over 1f out, never nearer, 7th of 17, 2 1/2l behind Where's Jeff (9-5) at Carlisle 1m 3f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Houlton 7-2jfav (9-2) Tracked leader, lost place over 2f out, 7th of 9, 12 1/4l behind Mugatoo (9-7) at Doncaster 1m 7f hcp (4) gd in May.
Alfa McGuire (IRE) 18-1 (9-6) Led, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and headed inside final 2f, soon lost 2nd, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 10, 12 1/4l behind Buckland Boy (8-9) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp (4) gs in Jun.
Rashdan (FR) 6-1 (9-4) Soon tracking leaders from wide draw, went 2nd 8f out, every chance 2f out, soon ridden and weakened, 8th of 10, 12 1/4l behind Buckland Boy (8-9) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp (4) gs in Jun.
Orsino (IRE) 4-1 (11-7) Keen in mid-division, behind and no chance when ran wide on home turn, tailed off, last of 10, dist behind Question Of Faith (11-4) at Catterick 1m 6f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Francophilia 5-2 (9-5) Close up, pushed along and lost place 4f out, last of 6, 16l behind Appointed (9-5) at Ripon 1m 4f hcp (5) sft in Jun.
Snookered (IRE) 8-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, effort over 2f, never a threat, 4th of 9, 3 1/4l behind Regular Income (9-7) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (5) sft in May.
Archive (FR) 13-2 (9-1) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, soon under pressure, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 13, 22 1/2l behind Makawee (9-2) at York 1m 4f hcp (4) gf in May.
The Blues Master (IRE) 2-1 (10-7) Held up in touch, mistake 4th, improved before 3 out, mistake 2 out, stayed on flat, no impression on winner, took 2nd post, 2nd of 15, 2l behind Django Django (11-4) at Huntingdon 2m (4) sft in Jan.
