led, ridden over 3f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
chased leaders, ridden over 3f, one pace final 2f
held up, niggled along over 4f out and ran green, hard ridden to lead inside final furlong, stayed on
chased leaders, went 2nd over 3f out, driven and one pace final 2f
held up, ridden over 3f, soon lost touch
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f, soon lost touch, well behind
tracked leader, lost place halfway, soon tailed off
Woody Waller ran creditably on his racecourse debut at Hamilton, staying on late in the day and showed enough to suggest a maiden of this type is well within his grasp. The trip is the unknown quantity where Howard Johnson's contender is concerned but the manner in which he ran to the line at on his debut suggested that he was in need of much further. Dream Esteem is another taking a step up in trip and comes here with a rating of 71. His most recent effort was disappointing to say the least although the trip was likely to have been on the sharp side. Cherokee Star has 4lb in hand on Dream Esteem on handicap ratings. His best effort was when chasing home North Parade at Haydock on his penultimate start. Henry Cecil's northern raiders always have to be respected and Marie Louise has shown some promise. The three previously mentioned have indicated that this trip is within their range as opposed to Marie Louise who's profile to-date does not suggest that she will relish this extended trip. Woody Waller is the pick to land the finale.
Hollins 5-1 (9-10) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, no chance with leading pair, 3rd of 9, 12l behind Wood Chorus (8-6) at Ripon 1m 2f mdn stk (5) sft in Jun.
Cherokee Star 9-1 (9-3) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 7l behind Dalhaan (9-3) at Pontefract 1m 4f 3yo mdn (5) gf in Jun.
Woody Waller 14-1 (9-0) Ran green and outpaced behind, good headway over 1f out, stayed on well to chase winner inside final furlong, always held, 2nd of 9, 2l behind King Kenny (9-0) at Hamilton 1m 1f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gd in Jun.
Dream Esteem 5-2 (8-10) Prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened final furlong, 3rd of 6, 9l behind Shady Gloom (9-1) at Hamilton 1m 1f mdn aut stk (6) gf in Jun.
Enderby Princess (IRE) 66-1 (8-7) Slowly into stride and always towards rear, 9th of 12, 11l behind Maori (8-12) at Doncaster 1m 4f mdn stk (5) gf in Jun.
Marie Louise 11-8 (8-11) Held up, effort and hard driven to chase leaders 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 5th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Mezzanisi (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f mdn aut stk (6) frm in Jun.
Tiegan An Josh 50-1 (8-12) Started slowly and behind, never a factor, last of 8, 42l behind Pharaohs Justice (9-3) at Southwell 1m 2yo mdn (5) fbs in Dec.
