slowly into stride, outpaced and always behind
prominent, chased leader 3f out until over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
chased leaders, niggled along on outside halfway, ridden to lead and flashed tail 1f out, pushed along, kept on well
slight lead, hung left under pressure over 1f out, no extra and headed 1f out
with leader to 3f out, weakened 2f out, eased when no chance final furlong
Nonrunner
Honest Broker ran promisingly on his first start here last time and Mark Johnston's colt has to be respected but it is hard to get away from TOBRATA, who gets the vote to gain a deserved success with Cosmo de Medici rated the main danger. The selection would not be winning out of turn having been placed in his last four starts including in two races here and Mel Brittain's gelding looks to have been found a decent opportunity to open his account. Kevin McAuliffe's Gold Party ran better here last time when chasing home Thundering Home in a maiden and he makes more appeal than Milton Bradley's Spiders Tern, who has been well held in all three starts so far. Cordiality has been similarly heavily beaten in his three outings and of more interest is Hugh Morrison's Cosmo de Medici, who has shown gradual improvement in his three starts. Tobrata has an obvious chance though on all known form and looks the one to beat.
Spiders Tern 100-1 (9-4) Always behind, 10th of 12, 24l behind Sir George (9-4) at Wolverhampton 7f sell stks (6) pol in Nov.
Tobrata 13-8fav (9-3) Chased leaders, improved over 3f out, soon chased leader, ridden and every chance 1f out, not quicken inside final furlong, 3rd of 13, 3l behind Woolfall Sovereign (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn auc stks (5) pol in Dec.
Cosimo De Medici 12-1 (9-3) Towards rear, headway final furlong, never near leaders, 7th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Passion Overflow (8-12) at Kempton 6f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Dec.
Gold Party 8-1 (9-3) Led after 1f, ridden well over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, unable to quicken, 2nd of 10, 1l behind Thundering Home (9-3) at Southwell 1m 2yo mdn stks (5) fbs in Dec.
Honest Broker (IRE) 7-2 (9-4) Held up in touch, chased leaders over 2f out, soon one pace, 3rd of 10, 6l behind Wedding Dream (8-1) at Southwell 1m 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) fbs in Dec.
Cordiality 50-1 (9-3) In rear, ridden and some headway 3f out, weakened 2f out, 9th of 11, 19l behind Doctor Zhivago (9-3) at Southwell 1m 2yo mdn stks (5) fbs in Dec.