Similar situation a few years back - a US carrier #1 of a sequence of 10 told to maintain high speed on descent and min 180kts to 5 miles final - readback was "Let the good tahms roll" - then proceeded to cross 10 miles final at 6000 ft and no show of getting onto the ground so he annnounced he was entering a right hand orbit to loose height. Seemed a bit put out to be vectored straight across the airport at 5000 ft and made number 10.
