Talented sprinter Bocuse is primed to avenge his narrow defeat in last year's Wangoom Handicap and give trainer Rodney Douglas his second feature country sprint win for the year.Bocuse has drawn the outside of Wednesday's field of 16 and four emergencies but Douglas believes the forecast of a wet week could work in favour of the five-year-old."With a bit of rain and wear and tear on the track you are probably better off drawing barrier 20 than one," Douglas said.Douglas trained Huxssen to win th

Talented sprinter Bocuse is primed to avenge his narrow defeat in last year's Wangoom Handicap and give trainer Rodney Douglas his second feature country sprint win for the year.

Bocuse has drawn the outside of Wednesday's field of 16 and four emergencies but Douglas believes the forecast of a wet week could work in favour of the five-year-old.

"With a bit of rain and wear and tear on the track you are probably better off drawing barrier 20 than one," Douglas said.

Douglas trained Huxssen to win the Listed Hareeba Stakes at Mornington in February and he said that Bocuse, while not as a classy as his stablemate, was ideally placed in the 1200m Wangoom, often referred to as "the Newmarket of the Bush."

A winner of five of his 17 starts, the Quest For Fame gelding resumed last start with a fast closing fourth to Definitely Ready at Caulfield on April 3 but Douglas said his campaign had been geared towards the Warrnambool sprint, which for the first time has Listed status.

"This race has been his mission all the way through," Douglas said.

"He has a great record second-up and the plan this time was to give him one run and then five weeks to Warrnambool."

"He's a backmarker and probably a couple of lengths behind Huxssen, but he's a pretty good galloper."

"It was a terrific effort at Caulfield the other day and he has trained on and is going super."

Last year jockey Daniel Moor prematurely led celebrations when he mistakenly thought he had won the Wangoom on Bocuse.

Connections were not convinced but noting Moor's excitement they also became jubilant only to find that photo finish was in favour of local galloper Arch Symbol.

Arch Symbol again will line up on Wednesday and like Bocuse has also drawn wide, in barrier 18.

Bocuse has always promised to win a good race and Douglas said the Wangoom was the gelding's chance to shine with so many factors in his favour.

He listed a rain affected track, the likelihood of a hot pace, three wins from four second up runs and three of his five wins being at 1200 metres as key indicators.

"He ticks quite a few boxes and we will have no excuses if he doesn't win," Douglas said.

"He's right in it up to his eyeballs."

Glen Boss will ride Bocuse while Dan Nikolic is booked for Arch Symbol.

Among the other main chances is the Gary Portelli-trained Eight Bills who has won six of his seven starts and drawn in gate nine will be ridden by Dean Yendall.

Topweight Gran Sasso has barrier 17 and Group Two winner Stanzout has gate three.