held up in rear, headway over 3f out to chase leaders, ridden and in 3rd over 1f out until no extra last 100 yards
towards rear in 5th, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
held up towards rear, pushed along over 4f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, challenged winner inside final furlong, every chance, just held close home
made all, ridden over 2f out, soon pressed, kept on gamely inside final furlong, just held on
tracked winner, ridden and every chance over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
Veloce beat Hallstatt by only a nose at Wolverhampton in March but the latter is better off at the weights today and has gone close again since. It's still a close call between that pair, however, and it could pay to look elsewhere in CHOOKIE HAMILTON. The latter scored at Lingfield earlier this year and Ian Semple's charge remains on a winning mark judged on his best form on Turf. Harvey's Hope was placed over hurdles earlier this month and could figure but the remainder are hard to fancy.
Chookie Hamilton 8-1 (9-2) Held up, short of room and not clear run over 2f out, not troubled leaders, 7th of 11, 12l behind Bradbury (8-13) at Musselburgh 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) gs in May.
Harvey's Hope 25-1 (8-5) Dwelt, mid-division, weakened over 2f out, 11th of 16, 24l behind Tres Coronas (9-6) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Apr.
Rock Of Deauville (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Always in rear, struggling from 5f out, last of 11, 46l behind Admirable Duque (9-0) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in Jan.
Emrani (USA) 10-1 (9-7) Tracked leader, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 4th of 5, 12l behind Praxiteles (9-5) at Bath 2m 1f hcp 0-80 (4) fm in Jul.
Veloce (IRE) 9-4fav (9-4) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway 3f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to go 3rd well inside final furlong, no chance with front pair, 3rd of 9, 6l behind Maoi Chinn Tire (9-0) at Nottingham 2m hcp 0-75 (5) gf in May.
Hallstatt (IRE) 11-2 (9-2) Held up mid-division, chased leading pair 3f out, went 2nd 1f out, ridden and stayed on to press winner towards finish, always held, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Maoi Chinn Tire (9-0) at Nottingham 2m hcp 0-75 (5) gf in May.