Archi tipped to make Ayr backers proud

PROUD ARCHI appears a worthy ally in a seven-furlong handicap at Ayr, writes The Ferret.

Michael Dods’ inmate had been a little out of sorts since winning at Thirsk last August, but there were signs at Beverley in May that he is returning to form.

The four-year-old son of Archipenko endured a pretty rough passage in a mile-anda-half handicap and yet he still finished fourth behind Dawaaleeb.

Proud Archi has never won over that trip, so it makes perfect sense to go back to basics at Ayr.

He is now just 2lb higher than when he won at Thirsk last summer, so his time is likely to come again very soon.

DI FEDE looks the one to be with in the seven-furlong fillies’ conditions stakes at Leicester.

Ralph Beckett’s three-yearold was a pretty smart juvenile and signed off when pleasingly winning a decent race at Kempton last October.

Di Fede then proved her wellbeing in a hot fillies’ handicap at Ascot in May when she only went down by a neck.

The daughter of Shamardal pulled very hard in the early exchanges that day, so that performance perhaps deserves to be upgraded a notch or two.

This drop in trip is highly unlikely to see her regress. Keep an eye, too, on TWIN

APPEAL, who runs in the seven-furlong handicap later on the card.

David Barron’s seven-yearold was an eyecatcher at York just over a week ago when, despite having fluffed the start, he stuck on nicely to take sixth place in an amateurs’ handicap.

Twin Appeal is well handicapped on his best Flat turf form and will be ridden by the excellent Jane Elliott, who takes off another 5lb.

SELECTIONS AYR: 6.00 Mount Ararat, 6.30 Caridade, 7.00 Uncle Charlie, 7.30 Proud Archi, 8.00 Muscika, 8.30 Archibelle, 9.00 Rebel State. LEICESTER: 2.10 Oloroso, 2.40 Kody Ridge, 3.10 DI FEDE (NAP), 3.40 Gododdin, 4.10 Global Conqueror, 4.40 Armed, 5.10 Twin Appeal, 5.40 Alba Del Sole.

NEWTON ABBOT: 2.20 Dancing Hearts, 2.50 Bandsman, 3.20 Red Tornado, 3.50 Royals And Rebels, 4.20 Bulletproof, 4.50 Salto Chisco, 5.25 Powerstown Park.

DOUBLE: Di Fede and

Proud Archi.