Finished lame on his final start for John Joseph Murphy at Gowran in October, and this half-brother to Thomas Hobson has since moved to a new yard in England, where well beaten on debut.
Won over CD last day when not clear run over2f out, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, stayed on well, off a mark of 58, now up 4lb for that effort.
13th of 14 beaten 34L in Kempton handicap over 2m last month, before well beaten behind Hiome Tower last day at Lingfield.
Non-Runners
3
(4)
Night Generation37
Weight: 9-2|Â Â Age: 5
T: C Gordon  J: S W Kelly
NR
6
(7)
Tayaar4
Weight: 8-11|Â Â Age: 4
T: J Ryan  J: K T O'Neill
NR
8
(5)
Pahente969
Weight: 8-2|Â Â Age: 9
T: A W Carroll  J: Aled Beech
NR
Forecasts
Hiorne Tower (8/11), Southern States (4/1), Mazalto (4/1), Night Generation (4/1), Pahente (8/1), Lazio (10/1), Tayaar (14/1), Toptempo (16/1)
A change of tactics worked for Hiorne Tower last day on seasonal debut, which may well leave SOUTHERN STATES to cut out the running here and possibly make all under top jockey. Night Generation and Lazio are next best.