Brunch looks tasty as Michael Dods relishes chance to go for Gold again

Michael Dods may no longer have Mabs Cross to call on now, but he has bounced back from the retirement of a star before and signalled his hopes for another good season after striking with the potentially classy Brunch.

Group 1 winner Mabs Cross left his Darlington yard for stud but the trainer hopes that Dakota Gold can make a mark in Pattern races in 2020.

And after Brunch had given 7lb and a comfortable beating to his novice median auction rivals, Dods said: "He's a nice horse. He won nicely at Newcastle last year and he'd have been out earlier if we hadn't had the hold-up.