raced wide, close up until steadied to mid-division over 5f out, headway to press leaders over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, driven and headed towards finish
keen pressed leader, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, rallied to lead again towards finish, gamely
in rear, ridden over 3f out, kept on final furlong, never near leaders
close up, ridden and no impression 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong
soon led, ridden and headed over 2f out, kept on same pace
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
held up, ridden 3f out, effort 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
dwelt tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
slowly away in rear, ridden halfway, never on terms
very slowly away, tailed off throughtout
CHOOKIE AVON stands out on recent form. He scored in soft ground at Newcastle earlier this month and, despite a 5lb rise, Keith Dalgleish's charge appears to have little to fear from today's opposition. Eilean Eeve ran as though something was amiss behind the selection last time, but had gone close in better company before that, while Broughtons Silk had also been placed before a dire effort on her latest outing. Benny The Bear won on fast going over track and trip last month but has failed to figure since, while Refusetosurrender and Beachwood Bay haven't shown a great deal so far though do have scope for improvement.
Chookie Avon 7-2 (9-5) Towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, kept on well towards finish, won at Newcastle 7f hcp 0-60 (6) sft beating Whispering Spirit (9-10) by 1 3/4l, 15 ran.
Benny The Bear 14-1 (9-2) Pressed leader, ridden 2f out, soon lost place, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 14, 14l behind Just The Tonic (8-13) at Musselburgh 1m hcp (4) gd.
Eilean Eeve 5-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, tailed off over 1f out, 14th of 15, 35l behind Chookie Avon (9-5) at Newcastle 7f hcp 0-60 (6) sft.
Little Book 12-1 (9-3) Held up in rear, headway over 3f out, soon chasing leaders, faded over 1f out, 6th of 13, 18l behind Camberley Two (9-3) at Salisbury 1m 3yo app hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Jun.
Spin A Wish 28-1 (8-6) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 11, 17l behind Whats For Pudding (8-0) at Catterick 7f hcp 0-60 (6) gs in Aug.
Shunkawakhan (IRE) 33-1 (8-2) Behind until driven and kept on from over 1f out, never nearer, 5th of 12, 7l behind Catallout (8-13) at Musselburgh 7f all hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
See The Storm 7-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 12, 10l behind Fairy Mist (8-9) at Beverley 1m app stks (6) gf.
Refusetosurrender (IRE) 33-1 (8-6) Led early, tracked leader, lost place over 2f out, 5th of 6, 9l behind Chimpunk (9-12) at Lingfield 6f mdn stks (5) pol in Feb.
Broughtons Silk 20-1 (8-10) Chased leaders 3f, last of 13, 31l behind Reason To Believe (9-4) at Newcastle 7f hcp 0-60 (6) sft.
Tinzo (IRE) 100-1 (9-0) Dwelt badly, soon mid-division, ridden and weakened 2f out, 14th of 15, 40l behind Meandmyshadow (9-5) at Ripon 6f app sell stks (6) gd.
Beachwood Bay 4-1 (8-7) Soon outpaced towards rear, some headway centre over 2f out, soon beaten, last of 9, 8l behind Two Turtle Doves (9-4) at Chepstow 5f app hcp 0-60 (6) sft in Aug.
Jossy Johnston (IRE) 18-1 (8-5) Raced keenly tracking leader, lost place 2f out, last of 5, 20l behind Unknown Rebel (9-5) at Chester 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jul.
