TIP Top Tue Sep 2nd 2008 TIPping It The following recent runners recorded times which suggest that they remain well-handicapped even on their adjusted official ratings. Archmani 3yo f G Lyons After a sequence of seven handicap outings without a placing in 2008, it would have been fair to assume that Archmani was exposed as uncompetitive. However, her last two starts have brought marked improvement. Eighteen days ago she chased home a resurgent Flying Knight in a handicap at Dundalk (might have won but for having to switch outside the winner inside the final furlong) and on Saturday back at that venue she finished second again, this time in a maiden behind Jim Bolger's well-backed debutant Three Rocks. It goes without saying that the winner is also one to watch, and a rating commensurate with his beating of now 72-rated Archmani would certainly make him interesting in handicaps, but it would be no surprise if he goes straight into Pattern company. So we will stick with Ger Lyons's runner as a representative for the race. With all three career runner-up placings having come at the track and with strong finishes now on each of her last two starts, Archmani is one to follow through the Dundalk Autumn season. The Irish Punter website aims to provide information to punters on horse racing, with the emphasis on handicap racing and the Irish scene.