Promising three-year-old Thorn Lake remains a chance to contest next month's Listed Creswick Stakes at Flemington on the back of the worst run of his career.Trainer Robbie Griffiths said he couldn't say for certain why the gelding ran so poorly at Caulfield last Saturday, but the probability was that he choked down when second last in the Privileges Plate (1200m)."So far in the wash up it has been pretty much inconclusive but what we are leaning towards is that he choked down," Griffiths said."H

Promising three-year-old Thorn Lake remains a chance to contest next month's Listed Creswick Stakes at Flemington on the back of the worst run of his career.

Trainer Robbie Griffiths said he couldn't say for certain why the gelding ran so poorly at Caulfield last Saturday, but the probability was that he choked down when second last in the Privileges Plate (1200m).

"So far in the wash up it has been pretty much inconclusive but what we are leaning towards is that he choked down," Griffiths said.

"He got his head up and on the side coming to the corner and his heart rate was elevated for about 40 minutes after the race which is a sign that he didn't get enough air in."

Thorn Lake had raced four times for wins at Ballarat and Sandown before he was unplaced for the first time in his career on Saturday.

His placed runs had been against quality opposition with a third to stakeswinner Ortensia and another third to impressive three-year-old First Command.

Griffiths believes that form suggests Thorn Lake is stakes-class and his Caulfield run was his first test at 1200 metres, the distance of the Creswick Stakes on June 6.

Griffiths said there was no signs that Thorn Lake was unwell.

"We will take his bloods at the end of the week to see if he has a virus but he has licked his bin out and he seems well in himself," Griffiths said.

"If we find no abnormalities and his work is good and his bloods are good we will possibly still have a crack at the Creswick.

"It would be nice to be going there with confidence and proven him beyond 1000 metres but we can't do much about that."