Wigan keen to re-sign Williams
11-10fav Raced keenly, held up in mid-division on inside, switched left 3f out, closed over 2f out, chased winner well over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 10, hd behind Look Out Louis at Wetherby 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Apr. 8-1 Towards rear, headway approaching final furlong, ran on, nearest finish, 3rd of 11, 2l behind Arecibo at Newmarket 5f hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Apr.
12-1 Rider removed hood late and hampered start, in rear, ridden and headway entering final furlong, ran on, 3rd of 9, 3/4l behind Aberama Gold at Lingfield 6f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) pol in Dec. 11-2 Midfield, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on, 3rd of 7, 3/4l behind Araifjan at Chelmsford City 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Apr. 13-2 Chased leader in 2nd, ridden 1f out, kept on but unable to catch winner, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Desert Safari at Kempton 6f hcp 0-105 (2) pol in Apr. 4-1fav Held up towards stands side, driven and struggling over 2f out, 11th of 14, 16l behind Air Raid at Haydock 6f hcp 0-95 (3) hvy in Oct. 2-1fav Dwelt and slightly hampered start, held up in last trio, headway far side of group over 2f out, every chance entering final furlong, weakened towards finish, 5th of 9, 1 3/4l behind Treble Treble at Newcastle 6f hcp 0-85 (4) in Apr.
4-1fav Wore hood to post, raced keenly, led, ridden and edged left over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened soon after, 6th of 11, 4l behind Count Otto at Newmarket 6f hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Apr. 8-1 Held up towards rear, nudged along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, plugged on steadily inside final furlong, 8th of 15, 5l behind Tomfre at Doncaster 7f hcp 0-95 (3) hvy in Oct. 11-4fav Tracked leader, pushed along 2f out, ridden 1f out, not pace to catch winner, 3rd of 7, 1l behind Desert Safari at Kempton 6f hcp 0-105 (2) pol in Apr. 6-1 Towards rear, pushed after along 2f out, never involved, 5th of 7, 2 3/4l behind Desert Safari at Kempton 6f hcp 0-105 (2) pol in Apr. 50-1 Slowly into stride, behind, pushed along and some headway out wide halfway, weakened over 2f out, tailed off and eased, last of 7, 24l behind Summerghand at Newmarket 6f Grp 3 (1) gf in Apr. 11-2 Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 4l behind Misty Grey at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-95 (3) in Dec. 11-1 Held up towards rear, ridden and outpaced after 2f out, 6th of 7, 5l behind Desert Safari at Kempton 6f hcp 0-105 (2) pol in Apr. 15-8fav Led early, chased winner until over 4f out, ridden over 1f out, not able to quicken, stayed on same pace, 6th of 10, 4l behind Baby Steps at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) in Jan. 6-1 Prominent, led halfway, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 12, 2 1/4l behind Bielsa at Doncaster 6f hcp 105 (2) hvy in Oct ‘19.
WIGAN coach Adrian Lam says the club will hold talks with Canberra Raiders’ England half-back George Williams over a potential return in 2022.
Canberra have confirmed the 26-year-old, who is in the second season of a three-year contract, is homesick and they are working to provide support to him and his girlfriend in the hope he will see out his contract.
If that fails, Wigan will be in pole position to re-sign him, just as they did with another Canberra player, John Bateman, when he opted to cut short his stay in the NRL at the end of the 2020 season.
Lam admitted he would be keen to speak to Williams as the club prepare for the departure of Jackson Hastings and the probable retirement of Thomas Leuluai.
“Of course we would,” Lam said. “George is a Wigan lad. I knew he’d miss home at some stage because his close friends are here and he’s well integrated with this club.
“It makes sense that as a club, we’ll be talking to him and we’ll see what happens from there.”
Meanwhile, Wigan centre Oliver Gildart is attracting interest from the NRL, with former Warriors coach Michael Maguire thought to be keen to take the England international to Wests Tigers. Lam said: “I know he has a dream of playing in the NRL.”