Archipenko gearing up for Champion bid

ARCHIPENKO is set for a key gallop next week ahead of his bid for Champion Stakes glory at Newmarket on October 18.

Mike De Kock’s multiple Group-race winner was viewed by some as an unlucky loser on his last start in the Arlington Million.

But the open spaces of Newmarket should pose no problems and De Kock is just hoping the ground is not too soft.