held up in rear, outpaced 3f out, soon beaten
held up in touch, outpaced when pace quickened over 3f out, chased leading pair over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on and effort inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
made all, quickened pace over 3f out, ridden and hard pressed 2f out, stayed on gamely final furlong, held on
tracked leading pair, ridden well over 2f out, soon lost place, kept on same pace final 2f, no chance with leading trio
tracked winner, ridden to challenge 2f out, stayed on and every chance final furlong, held near finish
Nonrunner
Conditions on the night could play a large part in the outcome here, but with WIGWAM WILLIE appearing slightly more versatile in that respect we will side with him ahead of Bollin Dolly, while Veiled Applause is also given serious consideration. Our selection is attempting to win this race for the third year in succession and races from a mark of 85 today, the same pitch as when scoring on good to soft 12 months ago. The vast majority of his wins have been with some cut, although he did take this on good two years back and with the yard going well enough he will probably be turned out spot on for this and is just preferred. Any softening of the ground would enhance his claim. Conversely, Bollin Dolly has shown all of her best form on fast ground. She gets a very handy 10lbs from our pick and she has course and distance winning form, but if the going doesn't quicken up then she won't be placed to advantage and so she is just taken on. Veiled Applause is adaptable as far as the going is concerned and won a similar race at this track from a 3lbs higher mark in 2008. The first-time visor also makes him of interest and if it means that he wants to get on with things then with this track making front-runners notoriously hard to pass he could give them all a fright, though the yard could be in better form. Nevada Desert is weighted to be very competitive, but is clearly best over a mile, while Persian Peril gets 1m 4f and would come more into it if the rains came. Tepmokea is proving hard to win with and looks vulnerable from tonight's mark of 79, and with the going unlikely to get any quicker Wigwam Willie can take this contest for a third time.
Wigwam Willie (IRE) 66-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, weakened over 2f out, 13th of 15, 21l behind Harrison George (9-4) at Pontefract 1m hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Apr.
Persian Peril 25-1 (9-1) Never on terms, 8th of 13, 11l behind Just Lille (9-3) at Hamilton 1m 4f hcp 0-90 (3) gf.
Tepmokea (IRE) 7-2 (9-4) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, kept on, one pace final furlong, 4th of 11, 1 3/4l behind Brushing (8-8) at Carlisle 1m 1f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in May.
Veiled Applause 10-1 (9-8) Mid-division, driven to chase leaders over 3f out, soon ridden, stayed on same pace final 2f, no impression, 4th of 8, 13l behind Just Lille (9-7) at Musselburgh 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
Bollin Dolly 5-1 (9-1) In touch, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 10th of 11, 18l behind Brushing (8-8) at Carlisle 1m 1f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in May.
Nevada Desert (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Held up mid-division, weakened final furlong, last of 13, 10l behind King Fingal (8-9) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in May.
