Gallant Pace third Mark Johnston`s Yavana`s Pace put in an improved effort to finish third to Well Made in the Group Two Gerling Preis over a mile and a half in Cologne today.Last on his seasonal debut in France, the veteran tried to make all the running on his favourite heavy going but Well Made (39-10) was simply too strong.The improving Well Made, coming off a group three win, blitzed six lengths clear, as Aeskulap worried the raider out of second by three-quarters of a length.Connections of Yavana`s Pace expressed satisfaction at the performance of the Middleham ten-year-old.Andreas Suborics recorded his 900th career win on the same card aboard Iberus in the Listed Excelsior Hotel Ernst Meile.